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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.

Sakya County, which belongs to Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous region, is located in the south of Tibet Autonomous region, the central part of Xigaze City and the south bank of the Brahmaputra River. It is bordered by Xigaze City and Bailang County in the east, Dingjie and Gangba counties in the south, Lazi and Dingri in the west, and Xietongmen in the north. The county seat is 150 kilometers away from Xigaze City. The total area is 7510 square kilometers (2010). By the end of 2010, the total population of Sakya County was 47304, of which the non-agricultural population was 5720, accounting for 3.59% of the total population of the county. Sakya County is located between the Himalayas and the Gangdise Mountains, high in the north and south and low in the middle. The highest peak in the territory is 6092 meters above sea level. There are Chongqu River, Shabuqu River and other rivers. Belongs to the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate. The frost-free period is about 110 days, and the average annual temperature is 5 min 6.
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