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Mile-High Cities

Can you name all capitals and cities with one million inhabitants that are located at least one mile (1,609 m) above sea level?
Population source: citypopulation.de
Elevation source: City center elevation, roughly measured using floodmap.net
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Last updated: April 14, 2021
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Elevation
Capital City
Pop.
2.27 mi
3,650 m
La Paz
2.13 mil
1.75 mi
2,820 m
Quito
2.78 mil
1.74 mi
2,800 m
Sucre
0.30 mil
1.58 mi
2,550 m
Bogotá
9.80 mil
1.47 mi
2,360 m
Thimphu
0.11 mil
1.46 mi
2,350 m
Addis Ababa
3.90 mil
1.45 mi
2,340 m
Asmara
0.96 mil
1.40 mi
2,250 m
Sana'a
2.90 mil
1.38 mi
2,220 m
Mexico City
24.5 mil
1.12 mi
1,800 m
Kabul
4.48 mil
1.05 mi
1,690 m
Gitega
0.13 mil
1.04 mi
1,680 m
Windhoek
0.33 mil
1.04 mi
1,680 m
Nairobi
6.10 mil
Elevation
1M+ City
Pop.
1.65 mi
2,660 m
Toluca
2.55 mil
1.60 mi
2,580 m
Cochabamba
1.36 mil
1.46 mi
2,350 m
Arequipa
1.13 mil
1.41 mi
2,270 m
Xining
1.50 mil
1.34 mi
2,150 m
Puebla
4.03 mil
1.19 mi
1,910 m
Kunming
4.33 mil
1.17 mi
1,880 m
Aguascalientes
1.15 mil
1.16 mi
1,870 m
San Luis Potosí
1.31 mil
1.13 mi
1,820 m
Querétaro
1.54 mil
1.12 mi
1,810 m
León
2.15 mil
1.09 mi
1,750 m
Johannesburg
14.2 mil
1.00 mi
1,610 m
Denver
3.80 mil
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Level 56
Apr 11, 2021
Sucre is 1.746023 miles.
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Level 70
Apr 14, 2021
thanks, fixed
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Level 65
Apr 11, 2021
Information: Kathmandu is 1400 m. That's why it's not here.