Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||
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Nickname(s): ABQ, The Duke City, Burque, The 505, The Big A | |||
Location in the state of New Mexico |
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Coordinates: 35°06′39″N 106°36′36″W / 35.11083°N 106.61000°WCoordinates: 35°06′39″N 106°36′36″W / 35.11083°N 106.61000°W | |||
Country | United States | ||
State | New Mexico | ||
County | Bernalillo County | ||
Founded | 1706 (as Alburquerque) | ||
Incorporated | 1891 (as Albuquerque) | ||
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• Type | Mayor-council government | ||
• Mayor | Richard J. Berry (R) | ||
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Area | |||
• City | 189.5 sq mi (490.9 km2) | ||
• Land | 187.7 sq mi (486.2 km2) | ||
• Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) | ||
Elevation | 5,312 ft (1,619.1 m) | ||
Population (2010) | |||
• City | 545,852 | ||
• Estimate (2016) | 559,277 | ||
• Rank | US: 32nd | ||
• Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) | ||
• Metro | 909,906 (60th) 1,171,991 (Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas CSA) |
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• Ethnicities | 69.7% White 4.6% Multiracial 4.6% American Indian 3.3% Black 2.6% Asian 46.7% Hispanic |
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Demonym(s) | Albuquerquean, |
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Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
ZIP code(s) | 87101–87125, 87131, 87151, 87153, 87154, 87158, 87174, 87176, 87181, 87184, 87185, 87187, 87190–87199 |
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Area code(s) | 505, 575 | ||
FIPS code | 35-02000 | ||
GNIS feature ID | 0928679 | ||
Primary Airport |
Albuquerque International Sunport ABQ (Major/International) |
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Secondary Airport |
Double Eagle II Airport- KAEG (Public) |
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Website | www |
Largest employers in Albuquerque | |
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1 | Kirtland Air Force Base |
2 | University of New Mexico |
3 | Sandia National Laboratories |
4 | Albuquerque Public Schools |
5 | Presbyterian Health Services |
6 | City of Albuquerque (Government) |
7 | Lovelace–Sandia Health System |
8 | Presbyterian Medical Services |
9 | Intel Corporation |
10 | State of New Mexico (Government) |
11 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Albuquerque (/ˈælbəˌkɜːrki/ AL-bə-kur-kee, Navajo: Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil /pèːʔèltíːl tɑ̀xsɪ̀nɪ̀l/) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The high-elevation city serves as the county seat of Bernalillo County, and it is situated in the north central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population is 559,277 as of the July 1, 2016 population estimate from the United States Census Bureau, and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. The Albuquerque metropolitan statistical area (or MSA) has a population of 909,906 according to the United States Census Bureau's most recently available estimate for 2015. Albuquerque is the 60th-largest United States metropolitan area. The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, Corrales, Los Lunas, Belen, Bosque Farms, and forms part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, with a total population of 1,171,991 as of the July 1, 2016 Census Bureau estimates.