• Albuquerque
  • Meigu County

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.

Meigu County is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province and the northeast of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, at the west foot of Huangmaogeng of Daliang Mountain. The geographical coordinates are between 102 °53 east longitude and 103 °21 east longitude, 28 °02 north latitude and 28 °54 'north latitude. The county is bordered by Leibo County in the east, Yuexi County in the west, Zhaojue County in the south, Ebian Yi Autonomous County in the north, Ganluo County in the northwest and Mabian Yi Autonomous County in the northeast. The Yi population accounts for 97.8% of the total population. There are Dafengding National Nature Reserve, Nalong Scenic spot, Longtou Mountain and other scenic spots. Meigu County is named because there are many "beautiful girls" here. But the girls in Meigu County are famous for their beauty. Meigu County has jurisdiction over 1 town and 35 townships. In 2006, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Meigu County reached 638.2 million yuan, compared with 20 percent.
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