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| Full name | City of Albuquerque | | Settlement type | City | | Country | United States | | State | New Mexico | | County | Bernalillo County | | Founded | 1706 as: Alburquerque | | Incorporated | 1891 as: Albuquerque | | Type | Mayor-council government | | Mayor | Richard J. Berry | | City Council | Councilors
Ken Sanchez
Debbie O'Malley
Isaac Benton
Bradley Winter
Dan Lewis
Rey Garduño
Michael D. Cook
Trudy Jones
Don Harris
| | State House | Representatives
Henry "Kiki" Saavedra (D)
Rick Miera (D)
Ernest H. Chavez (D)
Eleanor Chavez (D)
Miguel P. Garcia (D)
William O' Neal (D)
Antonio Maestas (D)
Edward C. Sandoval (D)
Gail Chasey (D)
Sheryl M. Williams-Stapleton (D)
James White (R)
Mimi Stewart (D)
James Smith (R)
David Doyle (R)
Conrad James (R)
Danice R. Picraux (D)
Al Park (D)
Lorenzo "Larry" Larranaga (R)
Jimmie C. Hall (R)
Thomas Anderson (R)
Nathaniel Gentry (R)
William Rehm (R)
| | State Senate | State senators
John Ryan (R)
Linda Lopez (D)
Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D)
Dede Feldman (D)
Eric Griego (D)
H. Diane Snyder (R)
Cisco McSorley (D)
Mark Boitano (R)
Sue Wilson Beffort (R)
William H. Payne (R)
Kent L. Cravens (R)
Linda Lovejoy (D)
Joseph J. Carraro (R)
Bernadette Sanchez (D)
| | U.S. House | Representative
Martin Heinrich (D)
| | Total Area | 181.3 sq mi (469.6 km2) | | Land Area | 180.6 sq mi (467.8 km2) | | Water Area | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) | | Elevation | 5312 ft (1619.1 m) | | Total Population | 545852 (32nd) (2010) | | Density (pop.) | 1162.1/km2 (3010.7/sq mi) | | Metro (pop.) | 907755 (MSA) | | Ethnicities |
42.5% Caucasian
44.9% Hispanic
4.6% American Indian
4.6% Multiracial
3.3% African American
2.6% Asian
15% Others | | Demonym | Albuquerquean | | 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 | | Area code | 505 | | FIPS code | 35-02000 | | GNIS feature ID | 0928679
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ABQ (Major/International) | | Secondary Airport | Double Eagle II Airport-
KAEG (Public) |
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Albuquerque (c-eniconˈælbəkɜrkiː) is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As of June 2007, the city was the sixth fastest-growing in America. It has a metropolitan population of 907,775 as of 2011.
Albuquerque is the 57th-largest United States metropolitan area. The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of Rio Rancho.
Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM), Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratories, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, and Petroglyph National Monument, and is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande. The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south.
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