Flag of Santa Fe, New Mexico
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| State Capital | |||
| City of Santa Fe | |||
Santa Fe's Downtown Area
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| Nickname(s): The City Different | |||
 Location in Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
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 Santa Fe
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| Coordinates: 35°40′2″N 105°57′52″W / 35.66722°N 105.96444°WCoordinates: 35°40′2″N 105°57′52″W / 35.66722°N 105.96444°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | New Mexico | ||
| County | Santa Fe County | ||
| Founded | 1610 | ||
| Named for | Francis of Assisi | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Javier Gonzales | ||
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| Area | |||
| • City | 37.4 sq mi (96.9 km2) | ||
| • Land | 37.3 sq mi (96.7 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 7,199 ft (2,194 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 67,947 | ||
| • Density | 1,927/sq mi (744/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 144,170 (Santa Fe MSA) 1,146,049 (Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas CSA) |
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| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
| ZIP codes | 87500-87599 | ||
| Area code(s) | 505 | ||
| FIPS code | 35-70500 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0936823 | ||
| Website | www |
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Santa Fe (/ˌsæntəˈfeɪ/; Tewa: Ogha Po'oge, Navajo: Yootó) is the capital of the state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of Santa Fe County.
This area was occupied for at least several hundred years by indigenous peoples who built villages. The city of Santa Fe, founded by Spanish colonists in 1610, is known as the oldest state capital city in the United States and the oldest city in New Mexico. Santa Fe (meaning "holy faith" in Spanish) had a population of 69,204 in 2012. It is the principal city of a Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Santa Fe County and is part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area. The city's full name when founded was La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís ("The Royal Town of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi").
The area of Santa Fe was originally occupied by indigenous Tanoan peoples, who lived in numerous Pueblo villages along the Rio Grande. One of the earliest known settlements in what today is downtown Santa Fe came sometime after 900. A group of native Tewa built a cluster of homes that centered around the site of today's Plaza and spread for half a mile to the south and west; the village was called Ogapoge in Tewa The Tanoans and other Pueblo peoples settled along the Santa Fe River for its water and transportation.
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