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Albuquerque (/ˈælbəkɜːrki/ (listen) AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]),[a] abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.

Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and forms part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, which numbers 1,162,523 as of January 2020.

Albuquerque is a hub for technology and media companies, historic landmarks, and the fine arts. The city is known for hosting the University of New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations, the New Mexico State Fair, as well as for its diverse restaurant scene, which features both New Mexican cuisine and cuisines from around the world.

Baqiao District is one of the six districts of Xi'an City, which is located in the east of Xi'an City. The geographical coordinates are 108 °59 "E" 109 °16 "E and 34 °10" N "34 °27'. It borders Lintong District and Lantian County in the east, Yanta District, Xincheng District and Weiyang District in the west, Chang'an District in the south and Weihe River and Gaoling District in the north. It is 5km away from the new administrative center, with a total area of 332square kilometers, with 9 subdistrict offices, 33 communities, 226administrative villages and a resident population of 640600 (2017). It is named after the ancient Baqiao, which was built in the Sui Dynasty. In Baqiao District, there are Banpo site of Yangshao Culture, Mijiaya site of Longshan Culture and Baliufeng Snow, one of the eight sights in Guanzhong. Baqiao District is the old industrial base of Xi'an, which is in the process of economic transformation and development.
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