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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.

Ningxian County, which belongs to Qingyang City, Gansu Province, is located in the eastern part of Gansu Province, between longitude 107o41'to 108o34cm east, latitude 35o15' to 35o52' north, Ziwuling in the east, Jinghe and Shaanxi Province in the south, Heshui County in the northwest, Xifeng District and Zhengning County in the southeast, and the Malian River passing through the county from north to south. It is the main river of Ningxian County, with a total area of 2633 square kilometers. As of 2014, Ningxian County has jurisdiction over 14 towns, 4 townships, 257 administrative villages and 13 communities, with a total population of 556100. In 2012, the county achieved a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 4.714 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.0% in terms of comparable prices. Ningxian County has Xiangle Song Pagoda, Puzhao Temple Zhenyuan Bell, Ta'erzhuang five dynasties Pagoda, Wang Xiaoxi Martyrs Memorial Hall and so on.
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