List of South American cities by elevation
Ranked | Town / City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | La Rinconada | ![]() |
5101 | 16728 | Highest city in the world, 30 000 inhabitants.[1] |
2 | Parinacota | ![]() |
4400 | 14435 | |
3 | Cerro de Pasco | ![]() |
4330 | 14232 | Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants (70,000). |
4 | El Alto | ![]() |
4150 | 13615 | |
5 | Potosí | ![]() |
4090 | 13420 | |
6 | Puno | ![]() |
3827 | 12438 | |
7 | Juliaca | ![]() |
3825 | 12421 | |
8 | La Oroya | ![]() |
3745 | 12287 | |
9 | Oruro | ![]() |
3706 | 12158 | |
10 | La Paz | ![]() |
3690 | 11975 | Highest capital in the world |
11 | Apartaderos | ![]() |
3505 | 11502 | |
12 | Cuzco | ![]() |
3399 | 11151 | |
13 | Papallacta | ![]() |
3300 | 10826 | |
14 | Guachucal | ![]() |
3285 | 10777 | |
15 | Huancayo | ![]() |
3259 | 10013 | |
16 | Huaraz | ![]() |
3052 | 10006 | |
17 | Mucuchíes | ![]() |
3050 | 10006 | |
18 | Ipiales | ![]() |
2900 | 9385 | |
19 | Quito | ![]() |
2850 | 9350 | |
20 | Tunja | ![]() |
2820 | 9310 | |
21 | Ayacucho | ![]() |
2761 | 9058 | |
22 | Cajamarca | ![]() |
2750 | 9022 | |
23 | Sucre | ![]() |
2750 | 9022 | |
24 | Bogotá | ![]() |
2640 | 8661 | |
25 | Cochabamba | ![]() |
2574 | 8445 | Seat of the South American Parliament |
26 | Arequipa | ![]() |
2335 | 7666 | |
27 | Calama | ![]() |
2260 | 7415 | |
28 | Manizales | ![]() |
2150 | 7054 | |
29 | Mérida | ![]() |
1630 | 5348 | |
30 | Campos do Jordão | ![]() |
1628 | 5341 | Brazilian Highlands, highest city in Brazil |
31 | San Salvador de Jujuy | ![]() |
1259 | 4130 | |
32 | Brasília | ![]() |
1172 | 3845 | Brazilian Highlands |
33 | Salta | ![]() |
1118 | 3667 | |
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References
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