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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.

Longxi County is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, in the middle of Dingxi City, in the upper reaches of Weihe River, in the middle of Longzhong Loess Plateau. It is connected with Tongwei County in the east, Wushan and Zhangxian in the south, Weiyuan County in the west and Anding District in the north. It belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province. Longxi gets its name because it is to the west of Longshan. Since ancient times, it has been the "country of the four Serbs", a place that must be fought for by military families. As far back as the prehistoric period, the ancestors thrived on this land, leaving cultural sites such as Yangshao and Qijia. King Zhao of Qin Dynasty established Longxi County in the 35th year (272 BC) and Xiangwu County in the early Han Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty changed to Longxi County, and the name of the county is still in use today. As of 2016, Longxi County covers an area of 2408 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 7 townships, 215 administrative villages, 11 communities, 1287 village groups, with a total population of 519200.
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