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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.
| Country |
Town/City |
Region |
Height (m) |
Comment |
| Andorra |
El Serrat |
|
2,368 (7767 ft) |
[1] |
| Australia |
Cabramurra |
New South Wales |
1,488 (4880 ft)[citation needed] |
Highest in country and continent |
| Bolivia |
El Alto |
|
4,100 (13488 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Brazil |
Campos do Jordão |
São Paulo |
1,628 (5340 ft) |
[2] |
| Bulgaria |
Chepelare |
Smolyan province |
1,232 (3942 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Canada |
Banff |
Alberta |
1,383 (4536 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| China |
Wenzhuan |
Tibet |
5,100 (16728 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Croatia |
Begovo Razdolje |
|
1,024 (3359 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Djibouti |
Airolaf |
|
1,667 (5468 ft) |
[3] |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
|
2,850 (9348 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Estonia |
Otepää |
|
152 (518 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
|
2,355 (7724 ft) [citation needed] |
Highest Capital of Africa |
| France |
Saint-Véran |
Hautes-Alpes |
2,042 (6698 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Germany |
Oberwiesenthal |
Sachsen |
914 (2998 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Hungary |
Mátraszentimre |
|
810 (2657 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| India |
Gaite |
|
4,400 (14,432 ft) |
[4] |
| Ireland |
Roundwood |
County Wicklow |
238 (781 ft) |
[5] |
| Israel |
Safed |
|
850 (2790 ft) |
In the annexed Golan Heights, highest town is Majdal Shams at 1120 - 1230 m. |
| Italy |
Sestriere |
|
2,035 (6677 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Kenya |
Nyahururu |
|
2,360 (7741 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Lebanon |
Bqaa Kafra |
|
1,750 (5740 ft) |
[6] |
| Liechtenstein |
Rotenboden |
Balzers |
1,416 (4645 ft) |
[7] |
| Nepal |
Dolpa |
|
4,360 (14,301 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Netherlands |
Vijlen |
|
200 (656 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Peru |
La Riconada |
|
5,100 (16,728 ft) |
[8] |
| Poland |
Zakopane |
|
1,000 (3280 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Portugal |
Guarda |
|
1,056 (3464 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Russia |
Kurush |
Dagestan |
2,480 (8134 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| San Marino |
Acquaviva |
|
356 (1168 ft) |
[9] |
| South Africa |
Belfast |
|
1,970 (6462 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Spain |
Trevélez |
Granada |
1,476 (4841 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Sweden |
Högvålen |
|
835 (2739 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Switzerland |
Juf |
Graubünden |
2,126 (6973 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| Uganda |
Kabale |
|
2,000 (6560 ft)[citation needed] |
|
| United Kingdom |
Wanlockhead |
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
467 (1532 ft) |
[10] |
| Western Sahara |
Hasi Chor |
|
483 (1584 ft) |
[11] |
| United States |
Leadville, Colorado |
|
3180 (10,430 ft) |
[12][13] |
| Venezuela |
Apartaderos |
Mérida |
3,505 (11,502 ft) |
[14] |
