• Albuquerque
  • Dongchuan Area

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.

Dongchuan District, belonging to Kunming City, Yunnan Province, is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province and the northernmost end of Kunming City, 150km away from Kunming, adjacent to Huize County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province in the east, Xundian County, Kunming City in the south, Luquan County, Kunming City in the west, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province in the north, and across the Jinsha River from Huili County and Huidong County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a total area of 1858.79 square kilometers. Dongchuan District is located on the northern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with the highest elevation of 4344.1 meters, the lowest elevation of 695 meters, and the height difference of 3649.1 meters. Dongchuan District is rich in mineral resources and is one of the six major copper production bases in China. Jiaozi Snow Mountain is known as "the first mountain in central Yunnan". The Xiaojiang basin is a typical rainstorm and debris flow area in the world, which is called "the natural museum of debris flow". Both sides of the Xiaojiang River are Kunming.
Travel Guides In Dongchuan Area
Travel Sights In Dongchuan Area
Travel Notes In Dongchuan Area
Travel Asks In Dongchuan Area
Travel Asks In Dongchuan Area