Albuquerque is the largest
city in the
state of
New Mexico,
United States. It is the
county seat of
Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the
Rio Grande. The city population was 518,271 as of July 1, 2007
U.S. census estimates
[1] and ranks as the
34th-largest city in the U.S. As of June 2007, the city was the 6th fastest growing in America.
[4] With a metropolitan population of 835,120 as of July 1, 2007,
[2] Albuquerque is the
60th-largest United States metropolitan area. The
Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of
Rio Rancho,one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, and a hub formany master-planned communities that are expected to draw futurebusinesses and residents to the area.
Albuquerque is home to the
University of New Mexico (UNM) and
Kirtland Air Force Base as well as the
Sandia National Laboratories and
Petroglyph National Monument. The
Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the
Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south.
