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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.

Tongchuan District, which belongs to Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, is located in the northeast of Sichuan Province and in the middle of Dazhou City, adjacent to Xuanhan County in the northeast, Dachuan District in the southwest and Pingchang County in the northwest. As of October 2018, Tongchuan District has jurisdiction over 19 townships and 3 subdistrict offices, covering an area of 900square kilometers and a resident population of 782100. It is a national advanced area of scientific and technological progress, a national demonstration area of harmonious community construction, a national demonstration base of agricultural products processing industry, an advanced area of safe construction, an advanced area of hilly areas, and a demonstration area of rural tourism. Tongchuan District, which was established in 1999 as the seat of the state and government, is the political, economic and cultural center of Dazhou City. The four leading groups of the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government, the Municipal people's Congress, the Municipal people's political Consultative Conference and the major administrative departments are all located in Tongchuan, which is known as "the heart of Dazhou".
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