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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.

Eshan Yi Autonomous County (referred to as Eshan County) is a county under the jurisdiction of Yuxi City, the old name is "Linjun Yanyi, provincial capital Nanfan". Founded on May 12, 1951, it is the first Yi autonomous county in the people's Republic of China and the first county in Yunnan Province to exercise regional ethnic autonomy. Eshan County is bordered by Hongta District in the east, Tonghai County in the southeast, Shiping County in Honghe Hani Yi Prefecture in the south, Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County in the southwest, Shuangbai County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest, Yimen County in the north and Jinning District in the northeast. The county seat is located in Shuangjiang Street, 24 kilometers away from Yuxi City and 116 kilometers away from Kunming City. Yuyuan Expressway runs through the county. By the end of 2017, Eshan County had jurisdiction over 2 streets, 3 towns and 3 townships, covering an area of 1972 square kilometers.
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