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Top 5 highest-elevation capital cities

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Elevation above sea level — High-altitude settlements

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

  1. 1

    La Paz (Bolivia, de facto)

    ~3,640 m

  2. 2

    Quito (Ecuador)

    ~2,850 m

  3. 3

    Sucre (Bolivia, constitutional)

    ~2,790 m

  4. 4

    Bogota (Colombia)

    ~2,625 m

  5. 5

    Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

    ~2,355 m