• Albuquerque
  • Zanda County

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.

Zada County (Zanda County), which means "grassy places downstream" in Tibetan, belongs to Ali Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous region and has jurisdiction over counties under Ali Prefecture. Located in the western part of the Tibet Autonomous region and the Xiangquan River Basin, it is one of the border counties in Ali region. The total area is 24601.59 square kilometers. With a total population of 10,000 (2003), it is the least populous county in the country. Tuolin neighborhood committee of the county people's government in Tuolin town. Zada County is Tibetan except a small number of Han and Hui. The county government is located in Tuolin Town, 3700 meters above sea level and 1760 kilometers away from Lhasa. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the county. Zada was originally a territory of Zabuzong and Dabazong. In October 1956, two cases were merged and the Zadazong office was established. 1960
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