Highest Major Cities in Estonia

Cities in Estonia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres15 entries🇪🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Viljandi17,407 people · Viljandimaa

84 m

Kohtla-Järve35,395 people · Ida-Virumaa

66 m

Nõmme39,422 people · Harjumaa

57 m

Lasnamäe115,008 people · Harjumaa

44 m

Tartu91,407 people · Tartu

39 m

Narva54,409 people · Ida-Virumaa

30 m

Maardu16,630 people · Harjumaa

25 m

Mustamäe67,968 people · Harjumaa

22 m

Pirita18,310 people · Harjumaa

21 m

Haabersti51,423 people · Harjumaa

16 m

Kristiine34,306 people · Harjumaa

13 m

Kesklinn67,766 people · Harjumaa

12 m

Tallinn394,024 people · Harjumaa

12 m

Põhja-Tallinn63,240 people · Harjumaa

11 m

Pärnu40,228 people · Pärnumaa

6 m

Highlights

Within Estonia, Viljandi ranks first in 2026 with 84 m, followed by Kohtla-Järve (66 m) and Nõmme (57 m).

Across 15 entries, values run from 84 m (Viljandi) to 6 m (Pärnu), with a median of 22 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.