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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.

Puge County, which belongs to Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, is located in the east of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, located between 27 °13 & #39;-27 °30 & #39; in north latitude and 102 °26 & #39;-102 °46 & #39; in east longitude. Butuo County, Ningnan County, Dechang County, Xichang City and Zhaojue County are bordered to the east, south, west, northwest and north respectively. Puji Town, the county seat, is 74 kilometers north from Xichang, the state capital. Located in the southwest of Sichuan Province and southeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it covers an area of 1918 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 34 townships, 153 administrative villages and 8 neighborhood committees. Puge County, which has 21 ethnic groups, including Yi, Han and Hui, is the birthplace of the Yi Torch Festival. It is an ethnic minority county with Yi as the main body and approved by the State Council.
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