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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.

Huazhou District, which belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, was called Zheng County, Xianlin and Wuxiang in ancient times, and was renamed Huaxian in 1913. It is located at the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, the east of Guanzhong Plain and the south bank of Weihe River, more than 70 kilometers away from the ancient capital Xi'an in the west and 29 kilometers away from Huashan, a national scenic spot in the east. Huayin City is bordered by Huayin City in the east, 23 kilometers away from Weinan District in the west, Qinling Mountains and Luonan County and Lantian County in the south, and Weihe River and Dali County in the north. Huazhou District covers an area of 1139.5 square kilometers, with a total population of 370000 (July 2018), and has jurisdiction over 1 street and 9 towns. In 2017, the GDP of Huazhou District reached 9.498 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%. With Qinling Mountains in the south and Weihe River in the north, the terrain is high in the south and sandwiched in the middle, with an area of 410000 mu of arable land and mountains and highlands in the territory.
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