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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.

Jingyuan County, which belongs to Baiyin City, Gansu Province, is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the central and eastern part of Gansu Province, the hinterland of Baiyin City, bordering Haiyuan County of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region in the east and Huining County of Gansu Province in the south. The southwest, northwest and northeast are respectively connected with the Shapotou District of Yuzhong County, Jingtai County and Zhongwei City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, the west is bordered by Baiyin District of Baiyin City, and the Pingchuan District of Baiyin City is divided into two. Form two opposite parts of the north and the south. It is 120km from east to west and 135km from north to south, with a total area of 5809.4 square kilometers. Jingyuan County is a famous historical and cultural city in the west and a major cultural county in Gansu Province, which brings together multi-cultures such as Yellow River culture, Silk Road culture, farming culture, folk culture and red culture, forming a unique local culture. Cultural relics at all levels are protected in the territory.
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