La Rinconada | |
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  La Rinconada | |
| Coordinates: 14°37′57″S 69°26′45″W / 14.63250°S 69.44583°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | San Antonio de Putina |
| District | Ananea |
| Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 29,678 |
| Demonym | Rinconero(a) |
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La Rinconada is a town in the Peruvian Andes near a gold mine.[1] At up to 5,100 m (16,700 ft; 3.2 mi) above sea level, it is the highest permanent settlement in the world.[2]
Between 2001 and 2009, the population was estimated by National Geographic to have increased to 30,000 people from just a small gold prospector camp because the price of gold rose 235% over that period,[3] although this number has not been reflected by the 2007 or 2017 censuses.
- ^ Altitude of Human Survivability, Maximum (Vertical Limit).
- ^ West, John B. (July 6, 2004). "Highest Permanent Human Habitation". High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 3 (4): 401–407. doi:10.1089/15270290260512882. PMID 12631426. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "National Geographic Magazine, January 2009". Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2010-09-05.