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LIST OF HIGHEST TOWNS BY COUNTRY

This is a 'list of the highest settlement of each country'. Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included. The locally claimed altitude above sea level is given; this may be the highest point in the settlement, the lowest point, an average height or the altitude of a particular central point.
The altitude of towns or cities affects the social and physical arrangement of the place. In many cases: the cold climate in winter will necessitate a particular style of house; the type of agriculture practiced and the domestic animals kept there will be limited; or, the type of work carried on will be specialised.
CountryTown/CityRegionHeight (m)Comment
AlgeriaAssekremTamanrasset2710 (8,891 ft)[1]
AndorraEl Serrat1540m (5,053ft)[2]
AustraliaCabramurraNew South Wales1488 (4880 ft)Highest in country and continent
AustriaObergurglTyrol1930m (6,332ft)
BoliviaEl AltoDepartamento de La Paz4100 (13488 ft)[3]
BoliviaCiudad de La PazDepartamento de La Paz3600 (11811 ft)[4]
BrazilCampos do JordãoSão Paulo1628 (5340 ft)[5]
BulgariaChepelareSmolyan province1232 (3942 ft)
CanadaBanffAlberta1383 (4537 ft)[6]
ChileParinacotaTarapacá Region4400 (14435 ft)
ChinaWenzhuanTibet5100 (16728 ft)[1]
ColombiaTunjaBoyaca2810 (9219 ft)
CroatiaBegovo Razdolje1024 (3359 ft)
DenmarkEjerRegion Midtjylland160 (520 ft)
DjiboutiAirolaf1667 (5468 ft)[7]
EcuadorQuito2850 (9348 ft)Highest Capital of the World
EstoniaOtepää152 (518 ft)
EthiopiaAddis Ababa2355 (7724 ft)Highest Capital of Africa
FranceVal ThorensSavoie2300
GeorgiaUshguliSamtskhe-Javakheti2086 to 2200m (7216 ft)population about 200, bordering Europe/Asia boundary
GermanyOberwiesenthalSaxony914 (2998 ft)
HungaryMátraszentimre810 (2657 ft)
IndiaGaite4400 (14,432 ft)[8]
IrelandRoundwoodCounty Wicklow238 (781 ft)[9]
IsraelMajdal Shams 1120 (3674 ft)
ItalySestriere2035 (6677 ft)
KenyaNyahururu2360 (7741 ft)
LebanonBqaa Kafra1750 (5740 ft)[10]
LiechtensteinRotenbodenBalzers1416 (4645 ft)[11]
MexicoRaícesZicantepec municipality, México State3500 (11,483 ft)[12]
NepalDolpa4360 (14,301 ft)
NetherlandsVijlen200 (656 ft)
NorwayFinse1222 (4000 ft)
PeruLa Rinconada5100 (16,728 ft)[13]
PolandZakopane1000 (3280 ft)
PortugalGuarda1056 (3464 ft)
RomaniaPredeal1010 (3400 ft)
RussiaKurushDagestan2480 (8134 ft)
San MarinoAcquaviva356 (1168 ft)[14]
South AfricaBelfast1970 (6462 ft)
SpainValdelinaresTeruel1693 (5553 ft)
SwedenHögvålen835 (2739 ft)
SwitzerlandJufGraubünden2126 (6973 ft)2population about 24, highest in Europe by Western sources[2]
UgandaKabale2000 (6560 ft)
United KingdomWanlockheadDumfries and Galloway, Scotland467 (1532 ft)[15]
Western SaharaHasi Chor483 (1584 ft)[16]
United StatesAlma, Colorado3156 (10,355 ft)[17]
VenezuelaApartaderosMérida3505 (11,502 ft)[18]


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1. 1World2travel - All Continents - basic facts and extremes Walter Vaerewijck, 1world2travel.com, 2006-07-13
2. Gemeinde Avers Avers official commune website (German)


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