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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.

Zhaojue County, which belongs to Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, between 27 °45 degrees north latitude and 28 °21 degrees east longitude and 102 °22 degrees east longitude. It is located in the heart of Daliang Mountain, 100 kilometers west of Xichang, the state capital. It is bordered by Meigu and Leibo County to the east, Jinyang, Butuo and Puge County to the south, Xichang City and Xide County to the west and Yuexi County to the north. The county is 95.28km long from east to west and 66.15km wide from north to south, covering an area of 2699 square kilometers. In 2010, Zhaojue County had jurisdiction over 1 town and 46 townships. By the end of 2012, Zhaojue County had a total population of 268400. There are mainly Yi, Tibetan and other ethnic groups, of which the Yi accounts for 97.6% of the total population. Zhaojue is a county with a large Yi population in China, Qiji Shiza, Suoji, Adu and Yinuo.
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