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South Africa

South Africa is in southernmost Africa, with a coastline that stretches more than 2,500 km (1,553 mi) and along two oceans (the South Atlantic and the Indian). At 1,219,912 km2 (471,011 sq mi), South Africa is the 24th-largest country in the world. Excluding the Prince Edward Islands, the country lies between…

Average elevation: 221 m

Cape Town

South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town

The Cape Peninsula is 52 km long from Mouille Point in the north to Cape Point in the south, with an area of about 470 km2, and it displays more topographical variety than other similar sized areas in southern Africa, and consequently spectacular scenery. There are diverse low-nutrient soils, large rocky…

Average elevation: 53 m

Pretoria

South Africa > Gauteng > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Pretoria is situated approximately 55 km (34 mi) north-northeast of Johannesburg in the northeast of South Africa, in a transitional belt between the plateau of the Highveld to the south and the lower-lying Bushveld to the north. It lies at an altitude of about 1,339 m (4,393 ft) above sea level, in a warm,…

Average elevation: 1,363 m

Johannesburg

South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of South Africa known as the Highveld, at an elevation of 1,753 metres (5,751 ft). The former Central Business District is located on the southern side of the prominent ridge called the Witwatersrand (English: White Water's Ridge) and the terrain falls to the…

Average elevation: 1,615 m

Brunei

Average elevation: 100 m

Campbelltown

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 96 m

Western Cape

South Africa

The province is topographically exceptionally diverse. Most of the province falls within the Cape Fold Belt, a set of nearly parallel ranges of sandstone folded mountains of Cambrian-Ordovician age (the age of the rocks is from 510 to about 330 million years ago; their folding into mountains occurred about 350…

Average elevation: 581 m

St. Louis

United States > Missouri

Average elevation: 143 m

Northern Cape

South Africa

Average elevation: 969 m

Limpopo

South Africa

Average elevation: 887 m

Chenzhou

China > Hunan

Average elevation: 443 m

Table Mountain

South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town > Cape Town

Table Mountain is at the northern end of a sandstone mountain range that forms the spine of the Cape Peninsula that terminates approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) to the south at the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. Immediately to the south of Table Mountain is a rugged "plateau" at a somewhat lower elevation…

Average elevation: 583 m

Secunda

South Africa > Mpumalanga > Gert Sibande

Average elevation: 1,619 m

Kampung Gebeng

Malaysia > Pahang

Average elevation: 5 m

Beaufort

France > Hauts-de-France > Nord

Average elevation: 176 m

Camperdown

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 26 m

Subuk

Indonesia > Bali > Buleleng

Average elevation: 536 m

Casetti

Italy > Emilia-Romagna > Ravenna > Solarolo

Average elevation: 27 m

Zhenjiang

China > Jiangsu

Average elevation: 20 m

Yantai

China > Shandong

Average elevation: 30 m

Bloemfontein

South Africa > Free State > Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Situated at an elevation of 1,395 m (4,577 ft) above sea level, the city is home to approximately 520,000 residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431. It was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Average elevation: 1,374 m

KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal has a varied yet verdant climate thanks to diverse, complex topography. Generally, the coast is subtropical with inland regions becoming progressively colder. Durban on the south coast has an annual rainfall of 1009 mm, with daytime maxima peaking from January to March at 28 °C (82 °F) with a…

Average elevation: 777 m

Charlotte

United States > North Carolina > Mecklenburg County

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 312.00 square miles (808.1 km2), of which 310.02 square miles (802.9 km2) is land and 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) (0.63%) is water. Charlotte is the twenty-sixth-most expansive city in the United States and lies at an elevation of 751…

Average elevation: 207 m

Fort Worth

United States > Texas > Tarrant County

Average elevation: 212 m

San Antonio

United States > Texas > Bexar County

San Antonio is approximately 75 miles (121 km) to the southwest of its neighboring city, Austin, the state capital, about 150 miles (240 km) from the Mexico-United States border, about 190 miles (310 km) west of Houston, and about 250 miles (400 km) south of the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The city has a total…

Average elevation: 247 m

Kayseri

Turkey > Melikgazi

Kayseri sits at the foot of Mount Erciyes (Turkish: Erciyes Dağı), a dormant volcano that reaches an altitude of 3,916 metres (12,848 feet), more than 1,500 metres above the city's mean altitude. It contains a number of historic monuments, particularly from the Seljuk period. Tourists often pass through…

Average elevation: 1,345 m

Yongin-si

South Korea

Average elevation: 126 m

Seongnam-si

South Korea

Average elevation: 150 m

Daegu

South Korea

Average elevation: 218 m

Krasnoyarsk

Russia > Krasnoyarsk Krai > Krasnoyarsk Urban Okrug

The river Yenisei flows from west to east through the city. Due to the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam 32 km (20 mi) upstream, the Yenisei never freezes in winter and never exceeds +14 °C (57 °F) in summer through the city. Near the city center, its elevation is 136 m (446 ft) above sea level. There are…

Average elevation: 285 m

Chelyabinsk

Russia > Chelyabinsk Oblast

Shortly after dawn on 15 February 2013, a superbolide meteor descended at over 55,000 kilometers per hour (34,000 mph) over the Ural Mountains, exploding at an altitude of 25–30 kilometers (16–19 mi).

Average elevation: 230 m

Perm

Russia > Perm Krai > Perm District

Average elevation: 153 m

Voronezh

Russia > Voronezh Oblast

Average elevation: 132 m

Novosibirsk

Russia > Novosibirsk Oblast

Average elevation: 148 m

Nizhny Novgorod

Russia > Nizhny Novgorod Oblast > Nizhny Novgorod

Originally the name was just Novgorod (“Newtown"), but to distinguish it from the other, older and well-known Novgorod (Veliky Novgorod) to the west, the city was commonly called “Novgorod of the Lower lands," or “Lower Newtown.” This land was named “lower” (nizhniy (нижний)), even though it…

Average elevation: 92 m

Quetta City Tehsil

Pakistan > Balochistan > Quetta District

Average elevation: 1,981 m

Islamabad

Pakistan > Islamabad Capital Territory

Islamabad is located at 33°26′N 73°02′E / 33.43°N 73.04°E / 33.43; 73.04 at the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau and at the foot of the Margalla Hills in Islamabad Capital Territory. Its elevation is 540 metres (1,770 ft). The modern capital and the ancient Gakhar city of Rawalpindi form…

Average elevation: 666 m

Rawalpindi

Pakistan > Punjab > Rawalpindi District > Rawalpindi Cantonment

Rawalpindi features a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) with hot and wet summers, a cooler and drier winter. Rawalpindi and its twin city Islamabad, during the year experiences an average of 91 thunderstorms, which is the highest frequency of any plain elevation city in the country. Strong windstorms…

Average elevation: 530 m

Jos

Nigeria > Plateau State > Jos North

At an altitude of 1,217 m (3,993 ft) above sea level, Jos' climate is closer to temperate than that of the vast majority of Nigeria. Average monthly temperatures range from 21–25 °C (70–77 °F), and from mid-November to late January, night-time temperatures drop as low as 7 °C (45 °F). Hail sometimes…

Average elevation: 1,181 m

Kaduna

Nigeria > Kaduna State > Kaduna North

Average elevation: 615 m

Kano

Nigeria > Kano State > Kano Municipal

Average elevation: 465 m

Akure

Nigeria > Ondo State > Akure South

Average elevation: 333 m

Ilorin

Nigeria > Kwara State > Ilorin East

Average elevation: 326 m

Oshogbo

Nigeria > Osun State > Olorunda

Average elevation: 336 m

Ibadan

Nigeria > Oyo State > Ibadan South West

Ibadan, coined from the phrase "Eba-Odan", which literally means 'by the edge of the meadow', came into existence in 1829, during a period of turmoil that characterized Yorubaland at the time. It was in this period that many old Yoruba cities such as old Oyo (Oyo-ile), Ijaye and Owu disappeared, and newer ones…

Average elevation: 191 m

Enugu

Nigeria > Enugu State > Enugu North

Despite its name meaning hill top in the Igbo language, Enugu lies at the foot of an escarpment and not a hill. Enugu is located in the Cross River basin and the Benue trough and has the best developed coal in this area. Precambrian basement rock in this region is overlaid with sediments bearing coal from the…

Average elevation: 234 m

Aba

Nigeria > Abia State > Aba South

Average elevation: 60 m

Toluca

Mexico > State of Mexico > Toluca

Toluca is located at 2600 meters above sea level, being the highest capital city in Mexico and North America, which makes it temperate throughout the year with average temperatures ranging between 6 and 25 degrees Celsius during spring and summer, and from −5 to 20 degrees Celsius in winter. Its climate is…

Average elevation: 2,729 m

Puebla

Mexico

Most of the mountains of Puebla belong to the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The first is locally called the Sierra Norte del Puebla, entering the state from the northwest and then breaks up into the smaller chains of Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Sierra de Huauchinango, Sierra de…

Average elevation: 1,532 m

Morelia

Mexico > Michoacán

Average elevation: 2,142 m

Aguascalientes City

Mexico > Aguascalientes > Municipio de Aguascalientes

The Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, designed by Peter Junek, hosted the 2010 Pan American Track Championships. At an elevation of 1887m, the Velodrome is a frequent location for attempts at breaking the Cycling Hour Record.

Average elevation: 1,956 m

La Laguna

Mexico > Veracruz > Papantla

Average elevation: 135 m

Querétaro

Mexico

Three of Mexico’s geographic zones cover parts of the state. The Mesa del Centro is in the center-west of the state, and mostly consists of small mesas with an average altitude of 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) above sea level (ASL). A few elevations reach over 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). The Sierra Madre Oriental…

Average elevation: 1,881 m

Saltillo

Mexico > Coahuila > Saltillo

El Cerro del Pueblo (The Town Hill) and its 4-metre (13 ft) cross overlook the city. The city's elevation makes it colder and windier than the neighboring city of Monterrey. Saltillo lies in the Chihuahuan Desert near the city of Arteaga. The city is flanked by the Zapalinamé mountains, which are part of the…

Average elevation: 1,857 m

Guadalajara

Mexico > Jalisco > Guadalajara

Under the Köppen climate classification, Guadalajara has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa), a temperate climate that is quite close to a tropical climate, featuring dry warm winters and wet, mildly hot summers. Guadalajara's climate is influenced by its high altitude and the general seasonality of…

Average elevation: 1,572 m

Cuernavaca

Mexico > Morelos

Average elevation: 1,766 m

Xalapa

Mexico > Veracruz > Xalapa

Average elevation: 1,398 m

Ciudad Juárez

Mexico > Chihuahua > Juárez

Due to its location in the Chihuahuan Desert and high altitude, Ciudad Juárez has a cold desert climate (Köppen: BWk). Seasons are distinct, with hot summers, mild springs and autumns, and cold winters. Summer average high is 35 °C (95 °F) with lows of 21 °C (70 °F). Winter highs average 14 °C (57 °F)…

Average elevation: 1,228 m

Monterrey

Mexico > Nuevo León > Monterrey

The city of Monterrey is 540 metres (1,770 ft) above sea level in the northeastern state of Nuevo León. Monterrey translated literally from Spanish to English is "King Mount" or "King Mountain", and folk etymology claims that this refers to the city's topography and the large mountains that surround it…

Average elevation: 753 m

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Mexico > Chiapas > Tuxtla Gutiérrez

On the edge of the city is the El Zapotal Ecological Reserve, best known as the home of the Zoológico Miguel Alvarez del Toro Zoo, often referred to as the ZooMAT. The zoo covers 100 hectares and was founded by Miguel Alvarez del Toro in 1942. He was also the director for over fifty years. ZooMAT is…

Average elevation: 817 m

Hermosillo

Mexico > Sonora > Hermosillo

The Cerro de la Campana mountain is one of the symbols of Hermosillo. Its summit is 350 metres (1,150 ft) above the valley floor and contains a lookout called El Caracol, which was inaugurated in 1909. There are two theories as to the origin of the mountain's name. One states that it is from a peculiar…

Average elevation: 248 m

Bandung

Indonesia > West Java

Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, Greater Bandung (Bandung Basin Metropolitan Area / BBMA) is the country's second-largest and second most populous metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants. Situated 768 meters (2,520 feet) above sea…

Average elevation: 830 m

Malang

Indonesia > East Java > Kota Malang

The city was capital city of Singhasari in 1222, then transferred to Dutch colony. Malang was modernized under the Dutch; its mild climate which results from its elevation, along with its proximity to the major port of Surabaya, made it a popular destination for the Dutch and other Europeans. Malang began to…

Average elevation: 490 m

Tasikmalaya

Indonesia > West Java

The city is located in the mountainous Priangan region of Java at an elevation of 351 metres (1,151 feet).

Average elevation: 367 m

Bogor

Indonesia > West Java

The city is situated in the western part of Java island, about 53 km south of the metropolis of Jakarta and 85 km northwest of the city of Bandung, the administrative center of West Java Province. Bogor spreads over a basin near the volcanoes of Salak (which peaks at about 12 km south) and Mount Gede (whose…

Average elevation: 310 m

Bandar Lampung

Indonesia > Lampung

Average elevation: 145 m

Depok

Indonesia > West Java

Average elevation: 82 m

Batam

Indonesia > Riau Islands

Average elevation: 4 m

Denpasar

Indonesia > Bali

Denpasar is located at an elevation of 4 m (13 ft) above sea level. While the total area of 125.98 km2 or 2.18% of the total area of Bali Province. From the use of land, 2,768 hectares of land are paddy, 10,001 hectares are dry land, while the remaining land area is 9 hectares.

Average elevation: 7 m

Samarinda

Indonesia > East Kalimantan

Average elevation: 27 m

Surabaya

Indonesia > East Java

Average elevation: 8 m

Srinagar

India > Jammu and Kashmir > Srinagar (South)

Under the Köppen climate classification, Srinagar has a four-season humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. The valley is surrounded by the Himalayas on all sides. Due to influence from Himalayan rain shadow and western disturbances, Srinagar has year-round precipitation; the spring…

Average elevation: 1,805 m

Belagavi

India > Karnataka > Belagavi taluku

Belgaum is located at 15°52′N 74°30′E / 15.87°N 74.5°E / 15.87; 74.5. It has an average elevation of 770 metres (2,530 feet). The city is in the northwestern parts of Karnataka and lies at the border of two states, Maharashtra and Goa on the western ghats (50 km (31 mi) from the Goa state…

Average elevation: 760 m

Mysuru

India > Karnataka > Mysuru taluk

Mysore is situated at the foothills of the Chamundi Hills. At an altitude of 770 m (2,530 ft) above mean sea level, the city of Mysore is geographically located at 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is about 140 km (87.0 mi) southwest of the state's capital, Bangalore, and…

Average elevation: 727 m

Ranchi

India > Jharkhand > Kanke

Ranchi lies at 23°22′N 85°20′E / 23.36°N 85.33°E / 23.36; 85.33 near the Tropic of Cancer. The city covers an area of 175 km2 (68 sq mi) and its average elevation is 651 m above sea level. Ranchi is located in the southern part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, which is the eastern section of the Deccan plateau.

Average elevation: 648 m

Hubli

India > Karnataka > Hubballi Urban Taluku

Average elevation: 626 m

Bhopal

India > Madhya Pradesh > Huzur Tahsil

Bhopal has an average elevation of 500 metres (1401 ft) and is located in the central part of India, just north of the upper limit of the Vindhya mountain ranges. Located on the Malwa plateau, it is higher than the north Indian plains and the land rises towards the Vindhya Range to the south. The city has…

Average elevation: 498 m

Jaipur

India > Rajasthan > Jaipur Tehsil

Average elevation: 408 m

Malegaon

India > Maharashtra > Malegaon Taluka

Malegaon(previously Maligaon) is at the confluence of the Girna and Mosam (previously Moosy) rivers, at elevation of 438 metres (1437 feet) at 18°25′N 77°32′E / 18.42°N 77.53°E / 18.42; 77.53.

Average elevation: 463 m

Coimbatore

India > Tamil Nadu > Coimbatore North

Average elevation: 452 m

Jabalpur

India > Madhya Pradesh > Ranjhi Tahsil

Average elevation: 404 m

Nanded

India > Maharashtra > Nanded

Average elevation: 376 m

Chandigarh

India > Chandigarh

Chandigarh is located by the foothills of the Shivalik Range of the Himalayas in northwest India. It covers an area of approximately 114 km2. It borders the states of Punjab and Haryana. The exact geographic coordinates of Chandigarh are 30°44′N 76°47′E / 30.74°N 76.79°E / 30.74; 76.79. It has…

Average elevation: 343 m

Amravati

India > Maharashtra

Average elevation: 432 m