List of highest towns by country

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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
Algeria	Assekrem	Tamanrasset	2710 (8,891 ft)	[2]
Andorra	El Serrat		1540 (5,053ft)	[3]
Australia	Cabramurra	New South Wales	1488 (4880 ft)[citation needed]	Highest in country and continent
Austria	Obergurgl	Tyrol	1930 (6,332ft)
Bolivia	El Alto	Departamento de La Paz	4100 (13488 ft)[citation needed]	[4]
Bolivia	La Paz	Departamento de La Paz	3600 (11811 ft)[citation needed]	[5]
Brazil	Campos do Jordão	São Paulo	1628 (5340 ft)	[6]
Bulgaria	Chepelare	Smolyan Province	1232 (4042 ft)	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chepelare
Canada	Lake Louise	Alberta	1534 (5033 ft)
Chile	Parinacota	Arica-Parinacota Region	4400 (14435 ft)
China	Wenzhuan	Tibet	5100 (16728 ft)	[1]
Colombia	Tunja	Boyaca	2810 (9219 ft)[citation needed]
Costa Rica	Villa Mills	Near Cerro de la Muerte, Talamanca Range	3100 (10170 ft)	Permanent population: 65
Croatia	Begovo Razdolje		1024 (3359 ft)[citation needed]
Denmark	Ejer	Region Midtjylland	160 (520 ft)	[7]
Djibouti	Airolaf		1667 (5468 ft)	[8]
Ecuador	Quito		2850 (9348 ft)[citation needed]
Estonia	Otepää		152 (518 ft)[citation needed]
Eritrea	Asmara		2,335 (7,661 ft)[citation needed]	According to the IATA and HHAS
Ethiopia	Dinsho		3207 (10,522 ft)[citation needed]
France	Val Thorens	Savoie	2300[citation needed]
Georgia	Ushguli	Samtskhe-Javakheti	2086 to 2200m (7216 ft)[citation needed]	population about 200, bordering Europe/Asia boundary
Germany	Oberwiesenthal	Saxony	914 (2998 ft)[citation needed]
Hungary	Mátraszentimre		810 (2657 ft)[citation needed]
India	Gaite		4400 (14,432 ft)	[9]
Ireland	Roundwood	County Wicklow	238 (781 ft)	[10]
Israel	Majdal Shams		1120 (3674 ft)
Italy	Sestriere		2035 (6677 ft)[citation needed]
Kenya	Nyahururu		2360 (7741 ft)[citation needed]
Lebanon	Bqaa Kafra		1750 (5740 ft)	[11]
Liechtenstein	Rotenboden	Balzers	1416 (4645 ft)	[12]
Mexico	Raíces	Zicantepec municipality, México State	3500 (11,483 ft)	[13]
Nepal	Dolpa		4360 (14,301 ft)[citation needed]
Netherlands	Vijlen		200 (656 ft)[citation needed]
Norway	Finse		1222 (4000 ft)
Peru	La Rinconada		5100 (16,728 ft)	[14]
Poland	Zakopane		1000 (3280 ft)[citation needed]
Portugal	Guarda		1056 (3464 ft)[citation needed]
Romania	Predeal		1010 (3400 ft)[citation needed]
Russia	Kurush	Dagestan	2480 (8134 ft)[citation needed]
San Marino	Acquaviva		356 (1168 ft)	[15]
South Africa	Belfast		1970 (6462 ft)[citation needed]
Spain	Valdelinares	Teruel	1693 (5553 ft)
Sweden	Högvålen		835 (2739 ft)[citation needed]
Switzerland	Juf	Graubünden	2126 (6973 ft)[2]	population about 24, highest in Europe by Western sources[2]
Turkey	Erzurum	Erzurum Province	1850 (6000 ft)[3]	Home to Palandoken ski resort
Uganda	Kabale		2000 (6560 ft)[citation needed]
United Kingdom	Wanlockhead	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland	467 (1532 ft)	[16]
Western Sahara	Hasi Chor		483 (1584 ft)	[17]
United States	Alma, Colorado		3156 (10,355 ft)	[18]
Venezuela	Apartaderos	Mérida	3505 (11,502 ft)	[19]

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