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. For other settlements, see List of highest cities in the world or List of highest towns by country.
| 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 | ||
| Huancayo | 425,000 | 2012 | ||
| Huaraz | 135,000 | 2011 | ||
| Tulcán | 103,100 | 2012 | ||
| Ipiales | 123,341 | 2010 | ||
| Quito | 2,239,191 | 2010 | ||
| Debre Berhan | 160,408 | 2012 | ||
| Tunja | 171,082 | 2010 | ||
| 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 | 873,536 | 2015 | ||
| Zipaquirá | 112,069 | 2010 | ||
| Bogotá | 8,080,734 | 2005 | ||
| Metepec | 227,827 | 2015 | ||
| Chía | 111,998 | 2010 | ||
| Facatativá | 119,849 | 2005 | ||
| Cochabamba | 618,376 | 2010 | ||
| Sogamoso | 115,564 | 2010 | ||
| Soacha | 455,992 | 2010 | ||
| Kangding | 100,000 | 2011 | ||
| Cuenca | 331,888 | 2010 | ||
| Duitama | 110,418 | 2010 | ||
| San Juan de Pasto | 411,706 | 2010 | ||
| Addis Ababa | 2,738,248 | 2005 | ||
| Ambato | 178,538 | 2010 | ||
| Lerma | 105,578 | 2010 | ||
| Zacatecas | 138,176 | 2010 | ||
| Totonicapán | 134,373 | 2012 | ||
| Dessie | 169,104 | 2005 | ||
| Pachuca de Soto | 267,862 | 2010 | ||
| Chimalhuacán | 525,389 | 2010 | ||
| Atizapán de Zaragoza | 489,937 | 2010 | ||
| Dhamar | 118,400 | 2003 | ||
| Sana'a | 2,431,649 | 2010 | ||
| Arequipa | 836,859 | 2005 | ||
| Quetzaltenango | 661,375 | 2011 | ||
| Asmara | 649,000 | 2009 | ||
| Eldoret | 289,380 | 2009 | ||
| Xining | 1,198,304 | 2010 | ||
| Abha | 781,206 | 2010 | ||
| Calama | 126,135 | 2002 | ||
| Cuautitlán Izcalli | 498,021 | 2010 | ||
| Mekele | 201,528 | 2005 | ||
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1,656,107 | 2010 | ||
| Los Reyes Acaquilpan | 232,546 | 2010 | ||
| Cuautitlán, State of Mexico | 110,345 | 2010 | ||
| Texcoco | 105,165 | 2010 | ||
| Mexico City | 8,851,080 | 2010 | ||
| Tlalnepantla de Baz | 683,808 | 2010 | ||
| Ibarra | 139,721 | 2010 | ||
| Nezahualcóyotl | 1,109,363 | 2010 | ||
| Ghazni | 157,277 | 2007 | ||
| Shimla | 171,817 | 2011 | ||
| Valle de Chalco Solidaridad | 332,279 | 2010 | ||
| Santa Fe | 144,217 | 2010 | ||
| Tulancingo de Bravo | 151,582 | 2010 | ||
| Manizales | 388,525 | 2010 | ||
| Puebla de Zaragoza | 1,434,062 | 2005 | ||
| Rionegro | 110,329 | 2010 | ||
| Tizayuca | 100,562 | 2005 | ||
| Shahr-e Kord | 148,464 | 2006 | ||
| Loja | 180,617 | 2010 |