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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.

Wangcang County, which belongs to Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, is located on the northern edge of Sichuan Basin, at the southern foot of Micang Mountain, Nanjiang County, Bazhong City in the east, Chaotian District, Lizhou District and Zhaohua District in the west, Cangxi County in the south, and Nanzheng County and Ningqiang County in Shaanxi Province in the north. The county covers an area of 2987 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 18 towns, 17 townships and 3 street offices. In 2012, the total population was 458200, living in Han, Qiang, Yi, Tibetan, Hui, Miao, Dong and other ethnic groups. The topography of the territory is high in the north and low in the south, and the abdomen is low and flat. The landform is dominated by northern peaks, towering Chongshan in the south, hills and dams in the abdomen, and streams and rivers crisscross. Belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 16.5 ℃ and the annual precipitation is 920.9 mm. Guangwang Railway and National Highway 542 run from east to west. The venue of the wooden door meeting of the fourth Red Front Army,
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