List of highest towns by country: Wikis

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This is a list of the highest settlements by country. Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included. The locally claimed elevation above sea level is given; this may be the highest point in the settlement, the lowest point, an average height or the elevation of a particular central point.

The high elevation of the towns or cities affects the social and physical arrangement of the place. In many cases, the cold climate in winter necessitates a particular style of house; the type of agriculture practised and the domestic animals kept there are limited; or, the type of work carried on is specialised.

Rank	Country	Town / City	Region / State	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Comment
21	Andorra	Pas de la Casa	Encamp	2219	7316	[1]
7	Argentina	Olacapato	Salta	4009	13153
30	Armenia	Tsaghkadzor	Kotayk	1750	5741
38	Australia	Cabramurra	New South Wales	1475	4839	Highest in country and continent
29	Austria	Obergurgl	Tyrol	1930	6332
8	Bhutan	Laya	Gasa District	3820	12533
6	Bolivia	El Alto	La Paz	4100	13488	[2]^{[citation needed]}
35	Brazil	Campos do Jordão	São Paulo	1628	5341	[3]
43	Bulgaria	Chepelare	Smolyan Province	1232	4042
36	Canada	Lake Louise	Alberta	1534	5033
3	Chile	Parinacota	Arica-Parinacota	4400	14435
1	China	Wenzhuan	Qinghai - Tibet	5100	16728	^[1] Highest city in the world according to The Guinness Book of World Records.^[2]
13	Colombia	Guachucal	Nariño	3285	10777	^{[citation needed]}
17	Costa Rica	Villa Mills	Cartago	3100	10170	Near Cerro de la Muerte, Talamanca Range. Permanent population: 65
46	Croatia	Begovo Razdolje	Primorje–Gorski Kotar County	1060	3478	^[3]
61	Denmark	Ejer	Region Midtjylland	160	520	[4]
33	Djibouti	Airolaf		1667	5468	[5]
12	Ecuador	Papallacta	Napo	3300	10827	^{[citation needed]}
62	Estonia	Otepää		152	518	^{[citation needed]}
18	Eritrea	Adi Keyh	Gash-Barka	2500	8202	^{[citation needed]}
11	Ethiopia	Mizma	at Ras Dejen	3500	11483	^{[citation needed]}
54	Finland	Kilpisjärvi	Lapland	490	1607	excursionmap.fi
14	France	Val Thorens (seasonal)	Savoie	3200	10564	^{[citation needed]}
25	Georgia	Ushguli	Svaneti	2086 - 2200	7216	population about 200, bordering Europe/Asia boundary^{[citation needed]}
42	Germany	Feldberg	Black Forest	1277	4190	highest German village, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldberg_(Schwarzwald)
50	Germany	Oberwiesenthal	Saxony	914	2998	highest German town^{[citation needed]}
39	Greece	Samarina(Grevena) AND Seli(Imathia).	Macedonia (Greece)	1450	4800	Only few inhabitants (10-20) stay there during the winter both in Samarina and Seli.Mainly Greek Vlachs.
52	Hungary	Mátraszentimre		810	2657	^{[citation needed]}
58	Iceland	Mývatn		288	944
4	India	Gaite		4400	14432	[6]
59	Ireland	Roundwood	County Wicklow	238	781	[7]
45	Israel	Majdal Shams		1120	3674
26	Italy	Trepalle	Lombardy	2069 - 2209	6788 - 7247	^{[citation needed]}
53	Japan	Matsumoto	Nagano Prefecture	590	7741	^[4]
20	Kenya	Nyahururu		2360	7741	^{[citation needed]}
31	Lebanon	Bqaa Kafra		1750	5740	[8]
40	Liechtenstein	Rotenboden	Balzers	1416	4645	[9]
41	Macedonia	Krusevo		1350	4455	Highest town in country and Balkan Peninsula^{[citation needed]} but there are higher villages
9	Mexico	Raíces	Mexico	3632	11919	[10]
23	Mongolia	Altai	Yesönbulag, Govi-Altai	2181	7156
5	Nepal	Dolpa		4360	14301	^{[citation needed]}
60	Netherlands	Vijlen		200	656	^{[citation needed]}
44	Norway	Finse		1222	4000
15	Pakistan	Shimshal	Northern Areas	3200	10449
2	Peru	La Rinconada	Puno	5100	16728	[11] The highest in the World.
37	Philippines	Baguio	Benguet	1500	5100
49	Poland	Zakopane		1000	3280	^{[citation needed]}
47	Portugal	Guarda		1056	3464	^{[citation needed]}
48	Romania	Predeal		1033	3389	[12]
19	Russia	Kurush	Dagestan	2480	8134	^{[citation needed]}
57	San Marino	Acquaviva		356	1168	[13]
28	South Africa	Belfast		1970	6462	^{[citation needed]}
32	Spain	Valdelinares	Teruel	1693	5553
51	Sweden	Högvålen		835	2739	^{[citation needed]}
24	Switzerland	Juf	Graubünden	2126	6973	^[5] population about 24, highest in Europe by Western sources^[5]
22	Turkey	Damal	Ardahan	2200	7217	Population: 16,000
27	Uganda	Kabale		2000	6560	^{[citation needed]}
56	United Kingdom	Wanlockhead	Scotland	467	1532	[14]
16	United States	Alma	Colorado	3156	10355	[15]
10	Venezuela	Apartaderos	Mérida	3505	11502	[16]
55	Western Sahara	Hasi Chor		483	1584	[17]
34	Zimbabwe	Marondera	Mashonaland East	1630	5348