Highest capital
- Who
- La Paz
- What
- 3,631 metre(s)
- Where
- Bolivia (La Paz)
- When
- 2016
La Paz, administrative and de facto capital of Bolivia, stands at an altitude of 3,631 m (11,913 ft) above sea level. Its airport, El Alto, is at 4,080 m (13,385 ft). Sucre, the legal capital of Bolivia, stands at 2,810 m (9,219 ft) above sea level.
The highest capital in the world, before Tibet became incorporated into China, was Lhasa, at an elevation of 3,684 m (12,087 ft) above sea level.