• Albuquerque
  • Qumarlêb 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.

Qumalai County is a county under the jurisdiction of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. it is located in the southwest and north of Qinghai Province. the county government is stationed in Yogai Town, 310 kilometers away from the state capital. It is located in longitude 92 °56 "97 °35" east and latitude 33 °36 "35 °40 'north. The land area is 47000 square kilometers, with a population of 32000 (2012). The population is mainly Tibetan, and it has jurisdiction over one town and five townships. The government is stationed in a new town. In 2012, Qumalai County completed a regional GDP of 453 million yuan (calculated at comparable prices), an increase of 9.4% compared with 2011. The total investment in fixed assets reached 490 million yuan, and the local general budget income reached 7.82 million yuan. Famous tourist attractions include the Monument to the Source of the Yellow River, King Gesar's landing on the platform, and Tibetan Buddhism.
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