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 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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 Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -16.5047,-68.1633
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 4097.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -16.75, -68.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -16.75, -68.25
-16.75 -68.25 Cwc
5. GeoNames: La Paz - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3911925, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.52 km)Quote, cities500 record 3911925, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.52 km)
-16.5 -68.15 P PPLG BO 04 2004652 3782 America/La_Paz
Wikidata: El Alto
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