El Alto is the second largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. It is one of Bolivia's fastest growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020, and is the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of 4,000 meters.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude16.504722 degrees south 2 Sources
1. El Alto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
885035
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. El Alto (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -16.504722, longitude -68.163333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 4150 m
P2046 (area)
area 363.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2020)
View the SourceWikidata: El Alto
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