Albuquerque, New Mexico

"Albuquerque" redirects here. For other uses, see Albuquerque (disambiguation).

Albuquerque
City
Downtown Albuquerque Sandia Peak Tramway Alvarado Center San Felipe de Neri Church Rio Grande Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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Nicknames:  The Duke City, ABQ, The 505, Burque, The Q.
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Coordinates: 35°05′04″N 106°39′01″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Bernalillo
Metropolitan area	Albuquerque metropolitan area
Founded	1706 (as Alburquerque)
Incorporated	1891 (as Albuquerque)
Founded by	Francisco Cuervo y Valdés
Named after	Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque
Government
• Type	Mayor–council government
• Mayor	Tim Keller (D)
Area
• City	188.95 sq mi (489.39 km2)
• Land	187.66 sq mi (486.03 km2)
• Water	1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2)
Elevation	5,312 ft (1,619 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	564,559
• Estimate  (2025)	556,588
• Rank	86th in North America 32nd in the United States 1st in New Mexico
• Density	3,014.7/sq mi (1,163.97/km2)
• Urban	769,837 (US: 59th)
• Urban density	2,926/sq mi (1,129.9/km2)
• Metro	960,000 (US: 61st)
• CSA	1,162,523
Demonym(s)	Albuquerquean (uncommon), Burqueño, Burqueña
GDP
• Metro	$59.383 billion (2023)
• Per capita	$61,857 (2023)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes	87101–87125, 87131, 87151, 87153, 87154, 87158, 87174, 87176, 87181, 87184, 87185, 87187, 87190–87199
Area codes	505
FIPS code	35-02000
GNIS feature ID	2409678
Website	www.cabq.gov

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Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque and Viceroy of New Spain, it was an outpost on El Camino Real, linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County.

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 its bosque flowing north-to-south through the middle. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd most populous city in the U.S. and the fourth largest in the Southwest. The Albuquerque metropolitan area had 955,000 residents in 2023, and forms part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523.

Albuquerque is a hub for technology, fine arts, and mass media. It hosts New Mexico's primary international airport, Albuquerque International Sunport, and the state's flagship and largest university, the University of New Mexico. The U.S. federal government has a strong presence through Sandia National Laboratories, one of three laboratories of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and Kirtland Air Force Base, the largest installation in the Air Force Global Strike Command.

Nicknamed ABQ, Burque, and Duke City, Albuquerque is home to several historic landmarks, including over 160 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Notable annual events include the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the largest balloon festival in the world, previously the Gathering of Nations, which was the largest powwow in North America, and the New Mexico State Fair. Albuquerque is also known for its restaurant scene, which features both New Mexican and global cuisine, and as a center of New Mexican music and architecture.