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  2. List of capital cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    La Paz, Bolivia Quito, Ecuador Bogotá, Colombia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thimphu, Bhutan Asmara, Eritrea Sana'a, Yemen Mexico City, Mexico Tehran, Iran Kabul, Afghanistan Nairobi, Kenya Kathmandu, Nepal. This is a list of national capitals ordered by elevation. Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities ...

  3. Quito - Wikipedia

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    This varied standing is because Bolivia is a country with multiple capitals; if La Paz is considered the Bolivian national capital, it tops the list of highest capitals, but if Sucre is specified as the capital, then it is the second highest, behind Quito. [5] [6]

  4. List of national capitals by latitude - Wikipedia

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    Ecuador: Highest official capital. 0.3 Kampala: Uganda: 0.33 ... La Paz (administrative) Bolivia: La Paz is the highest administrative capital, higher than Quito.

  5. List of South American cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    La Paz Bolivia: 3690 11975 Highest capital in the world 15 Sicuani Peru: 3548 11640 16 Apartaderos Venezuela: 3505 11502 Highest town in Venezuela. 3,360 m. according to Google Maps. 17 Cusco Peru: 3399 11151 18 Vetas Colombia: 3350 10990 Highest town in Colombia. 3,230 m. according to Google Maps. 19 Papallacta Ecuador: 3300 10826 Highest town ...

  6. Wildfire rages in Ecuador's drought-stricken capital - AOL

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    A raging wildfire filled Ecuador's capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes on Tuesday as authorities rushed to control the blaze at a time when a historic drought has stretched resources ...

  7. List of national capitals - Wikipedia

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    La Paz (administrative) Bolivia: South America: La Paz is the highest administrative capital (3,650 m) in the world, higher than Quito. [5] Sucre (constitutional) Laayoune (declared) Western Sahara: Africa: The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), recognized by 84 UN member states and South Ossetia, claims the mostly Moroccan-controlled ...

  8. La Paz - Wikipedia

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    La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara: Chuqiyapu or Chuqi Yapu), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia .

  9. List of highest large cities - Wikipedia

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    Average Height Town / City Country Population Est. Year 4,150 m (13,615 ft) El Alto Bolivia 1,184,942: 2014 4,090 m (13,419 ft) Potosí Bolivia 170,000: 2007 [1]: 3,836 m (12,585 ft)