Rank Country Town / city Region / state Height (m) Height (ft) Comment 1 Peru La Rinconada Puno 5,100 16,728 The highest in the world according to National Geographic magazine (May 2003); [ 1] pop. 30,000. Barrio Rit’ipata, consisting of miners' shacks, is above it. [ 2] 2 China Tuiwa Tibet Autonomous Region 5,070 16,634 Described as the "highest administrative village in the world" by sources such as China Daily. [ 3] 3 Bolivia Santa Barbara Potosí Department 4,770 15,600 4 India Karzok Ladakh 4,570 15,000 Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh has year-round residences from 4330 to 4400 meters. Komic , 2 km to the southeast of Hikkim has residences up to 4530 meters, and Korzok on Tso Moriri has year-round residences from 4525 to 4570 meters. 5 Chile Parinacota Arica-Parinacota 4,400 14,435 6 Nepal Dingboche Khumbu , Koshi Province 4,350 14,301 Gorakshep (with an elevation of 5,100 m (16,700 ft) ) are lodges near to Mount Everest base camp. Lobuche at 4,950 m (16,240 ft) , Gokyo at 4,750 m (15,580 ft) , and Dughla , at 4,593 m (15,069 ft) , [ 4] are higher, but likely not permanently inhabited as they cater to trekkers during season. 7 Argentina Mina Pirquitas Jujuy Province 4,340 14,240 Mining company town , with up to 673 inhabitants. [ 5] 8 Afghanistan Qarabolaq Wakhan District 4,139 13,579 9 Kyrgyzstan Chatyndy Osh Province 4,013 13,166 10 Bhutan Laya Gasa District 3,820 12,533 11 Ethiopia Amaras [ citation needed ] Amhara Region 3,728 12,230 12 Tajikistan Murghab Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region 3,650 11,975 13 Mexico Raíces Mexico 3,633 11,919 14 United States Alma Colorado 3,560 11,680 15 Venezuela Apartaderos Mérida 3,505 11,502 3,360 m (11,020 ft) according to Google Maps.16 Colombia Vetas Santander 3,350 10,990 [ 6] 3,230 m (10,600 ft) according to Google Maps.17 Ecuador Papallacta Napo 3,300 10,827 [ citation needed ] Zumbahua is the highest at 3,510 m (11,520 ft) according to Google Maps.18 Pakistan Shimshal Gilgit-Baltistan 3,200 10,499 19 Guatemala Ixchiguán San Marcos Department 3,185 10,449 highest town in Central America 20 Lesotho Khalahali Mokhotlong District 3,158 10,361 21 Costa Rica Villa Mills Cartago Province 3,100 10,173 Near Cerro de la Muerte , Talamanca Range. Permanent population: 65 22 Yemen Kawkaban Sana'a Governorate 2,931 9,616 23 Indonesia Kwiyawag Papua Province 2,848 9,343 24 Cameroon Ndu Southwest Region 2,611 8,566 25 Eritrea Adi Keyh Debub 2,500 8,202 [ citation needed ] 26 Iran Fereydunshahr Isfahan Province 2,490 8,169 [ 7] Bab Zangi in Kerman Province is higher at 3,310 m (10,860 ft) , but is a small village with only 54 inhabitants.27 Russia Kurush Dokuzparinskiy rayon, Dagestan 2,480 8,134 Highest village in Europe [ 8] 28 Kenya Iten Elgeyo-Marakwet County 2,400 7,874 [ citation needed ] 29 Azerbaijan Khınalıg Guba District 2,375 7,710 Population: 2,075 30 Georgia Bochorna Akhmeta Municipality 2,345 7,694 population only about 1, [ 9] so Ushguli is generally seen as the highest 'substantial' village. 31 Morocco Tacheddirt Al Haouz 2,314 7,592 32 Armenia Akhpradzor Gegharkunik 2,293 7,444 Aragats research station with several buildings at 3,200 m (10,500 ft) is operating round the year. [ 10] 33 Rwanda Byumba Northern Province 2,237 7,342 34 Turkey Kapıköy Van 2,220 7,284 Population: 635. Karayazı (population 4,724 in 2010) is situated at 2,450 m (8,040 ft) 35 Andorra El Pas de la Casa Encamp 2,219 7,280 36 Italy Trepalle Lombardy 2,209 7,247 Cited as highest parish in Europe by its Tourism board [ 11] 37 Saudi Arabia Abha Asir 2,200 7,218 38 Papua New Guinea Wabag Enga Province 2,182 7,162 39 Mongolia Altai City Yesönbulag, Govi-Altai 2,181 7,156 41 Syria Rankous Rif Dimashq Governorate 2,150 7,052 Population: 19,900 42 Switzerland Juf Graubünden 2,126 6,973 Village with a population about 24, highest in Europe according to the municipality's (Avers ) web page [ 12] 43 Spain Pradollano Granada, Andalucía 2,078 6,817 44 France Saint-Véran Hautes-Alpes 2,040 6,692 Known as the highest commune of France - and the highest commune of Europe [ 13] 45 South Africa Dullstroom Mpumalanga 2,019 6,624 [ citation needed ] 46 Uganda Kabale Western Region 2,000 6,560 [ citation needed ] 46 Panama Cerro Punta Chiriquí Province 2,000 6,560 46 East Timor Hatu-Builico Ainaro District 2,000 6,560 49 Austria Obergurgl Tyrol 1,930 6,332 Hochgurgl is at 2,150 m (7,050 ft) , but is not recognized as an independent village, being part of Obergurgl. 50 Burundi Muramvya Muramvya Province 1,924 6,315 51 Sri Lanka Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District , Central Province 1,868 6,128 52 Algeria Tazrouk Tazrouk District , Tamanrasset Province 1,827 5,994 53 Kazakhstan Narynkol Almaty Province 1,819 5,971 54 Madagascar Soanindrariny Vakinankaratra 1,817 5,964 55 Somalia Erigavo Sanaag 1,788 5,869 56 Comoros La Convalescence Grande Comore 1,787 5,866 57 Oman Saiq Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate 1,755 5,758 58 Lebanon Bekaa Kafra North Governorate 1,750 5,740 59 Namibia Windhoek Khomas Region 1,728 5,669 Both the capital and largest city (pop. 286,000). 60 Angola Huambo and Lubango Huambo and Huíla 1,721 5,646 61 Honduras La Esperanza Intibucá Department 1,700 5,577 61 Tanzania Mbeya Mbeya Region 1,700 5,577 63 El Salvador Apaneca Ahuachapán Department 1,683 5,523 [ 14] 65 Djibouti Airolaf Tadjourah Region 1,667 5,468 66 Canada Lake Louise Alberta 1,661 5,449 67 Democratic Republic of the Congo Masisi North Kivu Province 1,651 5,419 68 Zimbabwe Marondera Mashonaland East 1,630 5,348 69 Brazil Campos do Jordão São Paulo 1,628 5,341 70 Vietnam Sa Pa Lào Cai Province 1,600 5,249 70 Bulgaria Manastir Plovdiv Province 1,600 5,249 Village centre at 1,460 m (4,790 ft) , highest neighbourhoods reaching above 1,600 m (5,200 ft) .Chamla in Smolyan Province is higher at ~1,650 m (5,410 ft) , but uninhabited since the 1980s.Dospat is the highest town in Bulgaria at 1,358 m (4,455 ft) , as it was upgraded to a town status in 1974. 72 Malaysia Brinchang Pahang 1,592 5,226 Kundasang , located in Sabah , is higher at 1,884 m (6,181 ft) but it is a small village of the town of Ranau . 73 Malawi Dedza Central Region 1,590 5,216 74 Egypt Saint Catherine South Sinai Governorate 1,586 5,203 75 Niger Inignaouei Agadez Region , Arlit Department 1,556 5,108 76 Haiti Kenscoff Ouest 1,504 4,934 77 Eswatini Sandlane Manzini District 1,503 4,934 78 Philippines Baguio Benguet 1,500 4,921 There are towns at higher altitudes (such as Atok at 2,200 m (7,200 ft) ), but Baguio is the highest with city status. 79 Uzbekistan Yangiabad Tashkent Province 1,500 4,921 79 Cape Verde Estância Roque Fogo Island 1,500 4,921 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina Lukomir Herzegovina-Neretva Canton , Konjic municipality 1,495 4,905 82 Australia Cabramurra New South Wales 1,475 4,839 Highest on continent Several ski towns & villages are higher than Cabramurra. The highest town without a ski lift network is Dinner Plain at 1,570 m (5,150 ft) 83 Thailand Ban Na Yang Chiang Mai Province 1,467 4,816 84 Montenegro Žabljak Žabljak Municipality 1,456 4,777 85 Greece Seli , Samarina and Aetomilitsa Epirus and Macedonia (Greece) 1,450 4,800 86 Guinea Mali Labé Region 1,441 4,712 87 Burma Taunggyi Shan State 1,436 4,730 Ndūng Ngid , situated in the Wa State , is a small town at an elevation of 2,235 m (7,333 ft) . Area not controlled by the Burmese government. 88 Liechtenstein Rotenboden Triesenberg 1,416 4,645 The center of Rotenboden is only at an elevation of 953 m (3,127 ft) according to SwissTopo. Triesenberg is the highest commune in Liechtenstein but its center is at 884 m (2,900 ft) . The hamlet of Malbun (also on the territory of Triesenberg) lies even higher at 1,600 m (5,200 ft) . 89 Cyprus Prodromos Limassol District 1,380 4,528 90 Iraq Penjwin Sulaymaniyah Governorate 1,368 4,491 91 Romania Fundata Brașov County 1,360 4,462 https://m.adevarul.ro/locale/brasov/fundata-cea-mai-inalta-localitate-romania-locul-oamenii-avut-gospodariile-doua-state-diferite-oficial-mai-curat-aer-tara-1_550c69f0448e03c0fdbf3202/index.html ] 92 Mozambique Lichinga Niassa Province 1,360 4,462 93 North Korea Samjiyŏn Ryanggang Province 1,356 4,452 94 North Macedonia Kruševo Kruševo Municipality 1,350 [ 15] 4,429 Kruševo is the highest town/ city in North Macedonia. The highest settlement in North Macedonia is Plakje near Ohrid , however it only has a population of 4. 95 Turkmenistan Hojapil Lebap Province 1,346 4,416 97 Laos Phongsali Phongsali Province 1,334 4,379 98 Jordan Shoubak Ma'an Governorate 1,330 4,360 99 Botswana Kanye Southern District 1,306 4,288 100 Vanuatu Nokowoula Sanma Province , Espiritu Santo Island 1,291 4,238 101 Zambia Lusaka Lusaka Province 1,279 4,196 102 Germany Feldberg Baden-Württemberg 1,277 4,190 highest German village 103 Nigeria Jos Plateau State 1,238 4,062 104 Norway Finse Western Norway 1,222 4,000 105 Nicaragua San José de Cusmapa Madriz Department 1,184 3,887 106 Dominican Republic Constanza La Vega Province 1,164 3,819 The highest residence situated in Constanza is at 1,330 m (4,360 ft) above sea level. Jamamucito is higher (1,410 m (4,630 ft) ), but it is a small hamlet pertaining to the village of Jamamu , in the town of Las Placetas , belonging to the city of San José de las Matas . [ 16] 107 Albania Moscopole Korçë County 1,160 3,806 108 Sudan Kutum North Darfur 1,127 3,700 109 Slovakia Vysoké Tatry Prešov Region 1,125 3,691 Highest elevation settlement of town Vysoké Tatry is Vyšné Hágy at 1,125 m (3,691 ft) above sea level. [ 17] 110 Serbia Nova Varoš Zlatibor District 1,111 3,648 111 Chad Aouzou Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture 1,074 3,526 112 Central African Republic Bocaranga Ouham-Pendé 1,072 3,517 113 Croatia Begovo Razdolje Primorje–Gorski Kotar County 1,060 3,478 Reference: [ 18] Note: The meteorological station at Zavižan is located at an altitude of 1,594 metres (5,230 ft) , and is staffed round the clock by a family from a nearby village, but is not legally considered a settlement. [ 19] 114 Portugal Guarda Guarda District 1,056 3,464 Penhas da Saúde , Covilhã Municipality , is higher at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) but is a small village. 115 Czech Republic Boží Dar Karlovy Vary Region 1,028 3,372 117 Tunisia Thala Kasserine Governorate 1,017 3,337 118 Poland Ząb Lesser Poland Voivodeship 1,013 3,326 [ 20] 118 Equatorial Guinea Moka Bioko Island 1,013 3,326 121 São Tomé and Príncipe M. Vilela São Tomé Island 991 3,254 122 Belize Baldy Beacon Cayo District 978 3,211 123 Slovenia Zgornje Jezersko Carinthia 973 3,195 124 Israel Beit Jann Northern District 940 3,084 125 Gabon Ndindi Ngounié Province 932 3,061 126 Ukraine Yasinia Zakarpattia Oblast , Rakhiv Raion 931 3,054 127 Solomon Islands Kamanjikoko Guadalcanal Province 913 2,998 128 Sierra Leone Dawule Northern Province 890 2,923 129 Japan Fujikawaguchiko Minamitsuru District , Yamanashi Prefecture 875 2,874 130 Samoa Afiamalu Upolu Island 863 2,834 131 Cambodia Phumi Popok Vil Kampot Province 842 2,765 132 Sweden Högvålen Härjedalen 835 2,739 133 South Sudan Torit Eastern Equatoria 829 2,723 134 New Zealand National Park Village Manawatū-Whanganui region 825 2,706 135 Hungary Mátraszentimre Heves County 810 2,657 [ 21] 136 Republic of the Congo Edzouanseke Plateaux Department 803 2,637 [ citation needed ] 137 Togo Sadomé Plateaux Region 798 2,621 138 Fiji Navai Viti Levu 738 2,424 140 Libya Gharyan Jabal al Gharbi District 700 2,296 141 Ghana Amedzofe Volta Region 677 2,224 142 San Marino City of San Marino Castello della Città di San Marino 675 2,215 Also the capital. 143 Trinidad and Tobago Brasso Seco Tunapuna–Piarco 673 2,211 144 Liberia Saniquellie Nimba County 671 2,204 145 Paraguay Pedro Juan Caballero Amambay 670 2,201 146 Belgium Rocherath Liège 650 2,133 146 South Korea Taebaek Gangwon Province 650 2,133 148 Jamaica Mandeville Manchester Parish 628 2,061 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Fancy Saint Vincent Island 612 2,007 150 Guyana Ipichau Potaro-Siparuni 611 2,004 151 Mali Sadegue Mopti Region 604 1,984 153 Côte d'Ivoire Biankouma Biankouma Department 600 1,971 154 United Arab Emirates Masafi Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah 567 1,863 156 Finland Kilpisjärvi Lapland 490 1,607 excursionmap.fi 157 Mauritania Zouérat Tiris Zemmour Region 488 1,604 159 Federated States of Micronesia Pwoaipwoai Pohnpei 478 1,571 160 Cuba Yateras Guantánamo Province 470 1,542 161 Iceland Möðrudalur Eastern Region 469 1,539 162 Luxembourg Troisvierges Clervaux 469 1,539 163 United Kingdom Flash Staffordshire , England 463 1,519 Verified by Ordnance Survey 164 Burkina Faso Diali Cascades Region 456 1,499 165 Saint Lucia Migny Soufrière Quarter 454 1,492 166 Benin Aledjo-Koura Donga Department 451 1,482 167 Mauritius Curepipe Plaines Wilhems District 446 1,466 168 Suriname Anapi Sipaliwini District 398 1,309 170 Grenada Constantine Saint George Parish 396 1,302 172 Moldova Bălănești Nisporeni District 324 1,066 173 Uruguay Santa Clara de Olimar Treinta y Tres Department 320 1,050 174 Barbados White Hill Saint Andrew Parish 304 1,000 175 Ireland Glencullen County Dublin 300 [ 22] 980 177 Malta Dingli Malta Island , Western District 250 820 181 Bangladesh Rulkippara Chittagong Division 237 780 183 Lithuania Švenčionys Utena County 230 755 184 Guinea-Bissau Bolabá Gabú Region 226 744 185 Belarus Lahojsk Minsk Region 220 725 186 Latvia Alūksne Vidzeme 217 712 List of highest towns in Latvia 188 Brunei Rumah Supon Tutong District 203 669 189 Netherlands Vaals Limburg 198 650 190 Tonga Pangai 'Eua Island 184 606 191 Kuwait Wafra Al Ahmadi Governorate 168 554 193 Palau Ngatpang Ngatpang State, Babeldaob Island 162 534 194 Denmark Ejer Region Midtjylland 160 520 195 Senegal Nepen Diakha Kédougou Region 153 502 196 Estonia Otepää Valga County 152 499 [ citation needed ] 202 Vatican City Vatican City 75 246 203 Qatar Umm Bab Jariyan al Batnah 68 226 205 Bahrain Awali Awali Municipality 62 206 206 The Gambia Bani Upper River Division , Kantora District 50 164 207 Nauru Uaboe Uaboe District 35 118 208 The Bahamas Freeport Grand Bahama , Freeport District 10 36 211 Dominica None 0 0 211 Saint Kitts and Nevis None 0 0 211 Seychelles None 0 0 211 Antigua and Barbuda None 0 0 211 Singapore None 0 0 211 Monaco None 0 0 211 Kiribati None 0 0 211 Marshall Islands None 0 0 211 Tuvalu None 0 0 211 Maldives None 0 0 
