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Albuquerque
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Seal
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| Nicknames:
The Duke City, ABQ, The 505, Burque, The Q.
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Location in New Mexico
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Location in the United States
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| Coordinates: 35°06′39″N 106°35′36″W / 35.11083°N 106.59333°W / 35.11083; -106.59333 |
| Country |
United States |
| State |
New Mexico |
| County |
Bernalillo |
| Metropolitan area |
Albuquerque metropolitan area |
| Founded |
1706 (as Alburquerque) |
| Incorporated |
1891 (as Albuquerque) |
| Founded by |
Francisco Cuervo y Valdés |
| Named for |
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque |
| • Type |
Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor |
Tim Keller (D) |
| • City Council |
- 5 Democrats,
4 Republicans
- Louie Sánchez (D)
- Tammy Fiebelkorn (D)
- Isaac Benton (D)
- Dan Lewis (R)
- Brooke Bassan (R)
- Pat Davis (D)
- Klarissa J. Peña (D)
- Trudy Jones (R)
- Renee Grout (R)
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| • State House |
- 13 Democrats,
11 Republicans
- G. Andres Romero (D)
- Javier Martínez (D)
- Patricio Ruiloba (D)
- Eleanor Chavez (D)
- Patricia Roybal Caballero (D)
- Miguel Garcia (D)
- Sarah Maestas Barnes (R)
- Antonio Maestas (D)
- Deborah Armstrong (D)
- Gail Chasey (D)
- Sheryl M. Williams-Stapleton (D)
- Jim Dines (R)
- Stephanie Maez (D)
- James Smith (R)
- Paul Pacheco (R)
- Conrad James (R)
- Christine Trujillo (D)
- Georgene Louis (D)
- Larry Larranaga (R)
- Jimmie C. Hall (R)
- David Adkins (R)
- Nathaniel Gentry (R)
- William Rehm (R)
- Monica Youngblood (R)
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| • State Senate |
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| • U.S. House |
Melanie Stansbury (D)
Gabe Vasquez (D) |
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194.93 sq mi (489.39 km2) |
| • Land |
188.27 sq mi (486.03 km2) |
| • Water |
1.62 sq mi (4.35 km2) |
| Elevation
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5,312 ft (1,619 m) |
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564,559 |
| • Rank |
85th in North America
32nd in the United States
1st in New Mexico |
| • Density |
3,014.68/sq mi (1,163.97/km2) |
| • Urban
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769,837 (US: 59th) |
| • Urban density |
2,926.3/sq mi (1,129.9/km2) |
| • Metro
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960,000 (US: 61st) |
| Demonym(s) |
Albuquerquean (uncommon), Burqueño, Burqueña |
| Time zone |
UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
87101–87125, 87131,
87151, 87153, 87154,
87158, 87174, 87176,
87181, 87184, 87185,
87187, 87190–87199
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| Area codes |
505 |
| FIPS code |
35-02000 |
| GNIS feature ID |
2409678[2] |
| Website |
www.cabq.gov  |
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