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Top 5 highest-elevation permanently inhabited settlements

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Elevation above sea level

Snapshot · 2026-08-09

  1. 1

    La Rinconada (Peru)

    ~5,100 m

  2. 2

    Tuiwa (Tibet, China)

    ~5,070 m

  3. 3

    Santa Barbara (Bolivia)

    ~4,770 m

  4. 4

    Karzok (Ladakh, India)

    ~4,570 m

  5. 5

    Parinacota (Chile)

    ~4,400 m