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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.

Shibing County is located in the central and eastern part of Guizhou Province, the northwest of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, and the combination of Qiandongnan, Tongren and Zunyi prefectures (cities). There are Bashi Mountain and Bingshui in the territory. Shibing County, Donglin Town, Tongren Shiqian County, Taijiang County in the south, Jianhe County in the southeast, Yuqing County in Zunyi Prefecture in the west, with a total area of 1543.8 square kilometers, have jurisdiction over 5 towns and 3 townships with a population of 156000 (2008). There are 13 ethnic groups in the county, including Miao, Dong, Buyi and Han. It is 62 kilometers from north to south and 60 kilometers from east to west. The Hunan-Guizhou Railway runs across the county. There is a Shibing Station in Yangliutang Town, 17 kilometers away from the county seat, and a 320000-ton railway freight yard. The Hunan-Guizhou Highway runs through the county town and runs through the whole territory, which is far from the state capital Kaili City.
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