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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.

Tianjun County, which belongs to Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the northwest of Qinghai Lake, the eastern edge of Qaidam Basin, Qilian County and Gangcha County of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Gonghe County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Wulan County of Haixi Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the south, West Pedelingha City, and the northwest is bounded by Subei Mongolian Autonomous County of Gansu Province. It is the only animal husbandry county in Haixi Prefecture, and coal and animal husbandry are the main industries. The county has a total area of 25700 square kilometers (2010) and has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 7 townships with a total population of more than 47000 (2010). There are Tibetan, Han, Hui, Mongolian, Salar and other ethnic groups. In 2008, Tianjun County achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.72 billion yuan. On September 29, 2018, the people's Government of Qinghai Province gave a reply and issued a public notice for approval.
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