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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.

Chenghai District is under the jurisdiction of Shantou City, Guangdong Province. it is located in the east of Guangdong Province, at the mouth of Hanjiang Delta, Raoping County of Chaozhou City in the northeast, Chaozhou City in the northwest, Longhu District of Shantou City in the southwest, and Nanao County in the southeast. The geographical coordinates are between longitude 116 °54, latitude 23 °23, east-west width 22 km, north-south length 27.85 km, and total area 378.35 square kilometers. By the end of 2017, Chenghai District had jurisdiction over 8 towns and 3 streets, with 137 village committees and 47 community neighborhood committees, with a registered population of 797000. Mainly Han nationality, there are 43 ethnic minorities, most of which are Zhuang, Miao and Buyi. It has always been an important transportation hub in eastern Guangdong, southwestern Fujian and southern Jiangxi.
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