List of highest large cities
This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over.
| Average Height | Town / City | Country | Population | Est. Year |
| El Alto | 1,184,942 | 2014 | ||
| Potosí | 170,000 | 2007 | ||
| Shigatse | 117,000 | 2013 | ||
| Juliaca | 225,146 | 2007 | ||
| Puno | 120,229 | 2007 | ||
| Oruro | 250,700 | 2011 | ||
| Lhasa | 373,000 | 2009 | ||
| La Paz | 845,480 | 2010 | ||
| Cusco | 358,052 | 2011 | ||
| Shangri-La City | 186,412 | 2020 | ||
| Huancayo | 425,000 | 2012 | ||
| Huaraz | 135,000 | 2011 | ||
| Ipiales | 116,136 | 2018 | ||
| Quito | 2,239,191 | 2010 | ||
| Debre Berhan | 160,408 | 2012 | ||
| Tunja | 172,548 | 2018 | ||
| Golmud | 205,700 | 2011 | ||
| Sucre | 300,000 | 2007 | ||
| Riobamba | 161,788 | 2010 | ||
| Ayacucho | 151,019 | 2011 | ||
| Cajamarca | 283,767 | 2011 | ||
| Sacaba | 127,700 | 2006 | ||
| Toluca de Lerdo | 910,608 | 2020 | ||
| Zipaquirá | 130,537 | 2018 | ||
| Bogotá | 7,412,566 | 2018 | ||
| Metepec | 242,307 | 2020 | ||
| Chía | 132,181 | 2018 | ||
| Facatativá | 139,441 | 2018 | ||
| Cochabamba | 618,376 | 2010 | ||
| Sogamoso | 127,235 | 2010 | ||
| Soacha | 660,179 | 2018 | ||
| Kangding | 100,000 | 2011 | ||
| Cuenca | 331,888 | 2010 | ||
| Duitama | 122,436 | 2018 | ||
| San Juan de Pasto | 392,930 | 2018 | ||
| Addis Ababa | 2,738,248 | 2005 | ||
| Ambato | 178,538 | 2010 | ||
| Lerma | 170,327 | 2020 | ||
| Zacatecas | 149,607 | 2020 | ||
| Totonicapán | 103,952 | 2018 | ||
| Dessie | 169,104 | 2005 | ||
| Pachuca de Soto | 314,331 | 2020 | ||
| Chimalhuacán | 525,389 | 2010 | ||
| Atizapán de Zaragoza | 523,674 | 2020 | ||
| Dhamar | 118,400 | 2003 | ||
| Lijiang | 288,787 | 2021 | ||
| Sana'a | 2,431,649 | 2010 | ||
| Arequipa | 836,859 | 2005 | ||
| Quetzaltenango | 180,706 | 2018 | ||
| Asmara | 649,000 | 2009 | ||
| Thimphu | 114,551 | 2017 | ||
| Eldoret | 289,380 | 2009 | ||
| Shimla | 171,817 | 2011 | ||
| Xining | 1,954,795 | 2020 | ||
| Abha | 1,093,705 | 2021 | ||
| Calama | 126,135 | 2002 | ||
| Cuautitlán Izcalli | 555,163 | 2020 | ||
| Mekele | 201,528 | 2005 | ||
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1,645,352 | 2020 | ||
| Los Reyes Acaquilpan | 304,088 | 2020 | ||
| Cuautitlán, State of Mexico | 178,847 | 2020 | ||
| Texcoco | 277,562 | 2020 | ||
| Mexico City | 9,209,944 | 2020 | ||
| Tlalnepantla de Baz | 672,202 | 2020 | ||
| Skardu | 260,000 | 2024 | ||
| Ibarra | 139,721 | 2010 | ||
| Nezahualcóyotl | 1,072,676 | 2020 | ||
| Ghazni | 157,277 | 2007 | ||
| Valle de Chalco Solidaridad | 384,327 | 2020 | ||
| San Cristóbal de las Casas | 158,027 | 2010 | ||
| Santa Fe | 144,217 | 2010 | ||
| Tulancingo de Bravo | 168,369 | 2020 | ||
| Manizales | 434,403 | 2018 | ||
| Puebla de Zaragoza | 1,542,232 | 2020 | ||
| Rionegro | 135,465 | 2018 | ||
| Tizayuca | 168,302 | 2020 | ||
| 2,106 m | Flagstaff | 145,101 | 2020 | |
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