30 Highest Capital Cities In The World

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What are the highest capital cities in the world? With over 190 countries in the world, there are bound to be some capital cities that sit at a high altitude. In this post, we rank the 30 highest capital cities in the world. Can you name them all before you begin?

La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia

Of the capitals that made this list, only one is situated above 3000 meters. Twenty-eight capital cities lie at an elevation over 1000 meters. The world’s highest capital cities are scattered all over the globe. Let’s take a look at the highest ones.

Here are the highest capital cities in the world:

1. La Paz, Bolivia

  • Elevation: 3640 meters | 11942 feet
  • Population: 877,363
  • *** – Bolivia’s constitutional capital is Sucre (2750 meters), but Bolivia’s seat of government is La Paz (3640 meters).

2. Quito, Ecuador

  • Elevation: 2850 meters | 9350 feet
  • Population: 1,515,017

3. Thimphu, Bhutan

  • Elevation: 2648 meters | 8688 feet
  • Population: 101,259

4. Bogota, Colombia

  • Elevation: 2625 meters | 8612 feet
  • Population: 7,613,303

5. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Elevation: 2355 meters | 7726 feet
  • Population: 3,040,740

6. Asmara, Eritrea

  • Elevation: 2325 meters | 7628 feet
  • Population: 1,258,001

7. Sana’a, Yemen

  • Elevation: 2250 meters | 7382 feet
  • Population: 1,431,649

8. Mexico City, Mexico

  • Elevation: 2240 meters | 7349 feet
  • Population: 8,851,080

9. Tehran, Iran

  • Elevation: 900-1830 meters | 2953-6004 feet
  • Population: 8,846,782

10. Nairobi, Kenya

  • Elevation: 1795 meters | 5889 feet
  • Population: 3,138,369

11. Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Elevation: 1790 meters | 5873 feet
  • Population: 3,140,853

12. Windhoek, Namibia

  • Elevation: 1721 meters | 5646 feet
  • Population: 252,721

13. Maseru, Lesotho

  • Elevation: 1673 meters | 5489 feet
  • Population: 267,652

14. Kigali, Rwanda

  • Elevation: 1567 meters | 5016 feet
  • Population:

15. Guatemala City, Guatemala

  • Elevation: 1529 meters | feet
  • Population: 1,022,000

16. Harare, Zimbabwe

  • Elevation: 1483 meters | 4865 feet
  • Population: 1,487,028

17. Kathmandu, Nepal

  • Elevation: 1400 meters | 4593 feet
  • Population:1,003,285

18. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  • Elevation: 1350 meters | 4429 feet
  • Population:

19. Antananarivo, Madagascar

  • Elevation: 1288 meters | feet
  • Population:

20. Pretoria, South Africa

  • Elevation: 1271 meters | 4170 feet
  • Population:

21. Lusaka, Zambia

  • Elevation: 1270 meters | 4167 feet
  • Population: 907,802

22. Mbabane, Swaziland

  • Elevation: 1243 meters | 4078 feet
  • Population: 81,594

23. Kampala, Uganda

  • Elevation: 1190 meters | 3904 feet
  • Population: 1,659,600

24. San Jose, Costa Rica

  • Elevation: 1146 meters | 3760 feet
  • Population: 328,195

25. Dodoma, Tanzania

  • Elevation: 1120 meters | 3675 feet
  • Population: 287,200

26. Brasilia, Brazil

  • Elevation: 1079 meters | 3540 feet
  • Population: 2,648,532

27. Lilongwe, Malawi

  • Elevation: 1024 meters | 3360 feet
  • Population:

28. Andorra La Vella, Andorra

  • Elevation: 1023 meters | 3356 feet
  • Population: 22,884

29. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

  • Elevation: 990 meters | 3248 feet
  • Population: 735,982

30. Yerevan, Armenia

  • Elevation: 989 meters | 3245 feet
  • Population: 1,080,487

We do not guarantee accuracy for the capital city populations or elevations. Information for this post was based on data from Wikipedia.org (1, 2)

Here is a map of the highest capital cities in the world:

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See Also: 10 Countries With The Highest Mean Elevation