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|5 = Eleanor Chavez ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|6 = Patricia Roybal Caballero ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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|14 = Stephanie Maez ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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|17 = Conrad James ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|18 = Christine Trujillo ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|19 = Georgene Louis ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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|21 = Jimmie C. Hall ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|22 = David Adkins ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|23 = Nathaniel Gentry ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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|12 = Kent L. Cravens ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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'''Albuquerque''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=AlbuquerqueEn.ogg|ˈ|æ|l|b|ə|k|ɜɹ|k|i}} {{respell|AL|bə-kur-kee}}) is the [[List of populated places in New Mexico by population|most populous city]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Mexico]]. The high-altitude city serves as the [[county seat]] of [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico|Bernalillo County]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> and it is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the [[Rio Grande]]. The city population is 557,169 as of the July 1, 2014 population estimate from the [[United States Census Bureau]],<ref name=Census2014 /> and ranks as the [[List of United States cities by population|32nd-largest]] city in the U.S. The Albuquerque metropolitan statistical area (or MSA) has a population of 907,301 according to the United States Census Bureau's most recently available estimate for 2015.<ref name="United States Census Bureau">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/metro/data/index.html |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan – Data – People and Households – U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=Census.gov |date= |accessdate=March 29, 2014}}</ref> Albuquerque is the [[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|60th-largest United States metropolitan area]]. The [[Albuquerque metropolitan area|Albuquerque MSA]] population includes the city of [[Rio Rancho, New Mexico|Rio Rancho]], [[Bernalillo, New Mexico|Bernalillo]], [[Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico|Placitas]], [[Corrales, New Mexico|Corrales]], [[Los Lunas, New Mexico|Los Lunas]], [[Belen, New Mexico|Belen]], [[Bosque Farms, New Mexico|Bosque Farms]], and forms part of the larger [[Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area]], with a total population of 1,163,964 as of the July 1, 2013 Census Bureau estimates.

Albuquerque is home to the [[University of New Mexico]] (UNM), [[Kirtland Air Force Base]], [[Sandia National Laboratories]], the [[National Museum of Nuclear Science & History]], [[Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute]], [[Central New Mexico Community College]] (CNM), [[Presbyterian Health Services]], 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. Albuquerque is also the home of the [[Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta|International Balloon Fiesta]], the world's largest such gathering of balloons from around the world. The event takes place during the first week of October.
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==Etymology==
[[File:FranciscoFernandezdelaCueva.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque|Francisco, Duke of Alburquerque]]]]
'''Albuquerque''' was named in honor of [[Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque|Francisco, Duke of Alburquerque]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P9oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_eQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3166%2C16837 | title=Odd names abound in this state | work=Reading Eagle | date=Jan 1, 1970 | accessdate=31 October 2015 | pages=2}}</ref> who was viceroy of [[New Spain]] from 1653 to 1660.

The growing village soon to become Albuquerque was named by provincial governor [[Francisco Cuervo y Valdes]]. Francisco's title referred to [[Alburquerque, Badajoz|the Spanish town of Alburquerque]], in the Spanish province of [[Badajoz]], near [[Portugal]]. The name has two theories of origin which denote either Latin or Arabic roots. The first of which derived from the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''albus quercus'' meaning "white oak".<ref>{{cite web|title=Albuquerque|publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary|url=http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=Albuquerque&allowed_in_frame=0}}</ref> This name was probably in reference to the prevalence of [[cork oak]]s in the region, which have a white wood when the bark is removed. Alburquerque is still a center of the Spanish cork industry,<ref>James J. Parsons. The Cork Oak Forests and the Evolution of the Cork Industry in Southern Spain and Portugal. 1962. Clark University</ref> and the town coat-of-arms features a white cork oak.<ref>Brochure "Alburquerque: Villa Medieval" Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Alburquerque and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya. 2006</ref> Another theory suggests that it may come from the Arabic Abu al-Qurq, which means "father of the cork [oak]".

The first "r" in Alburquerque was later dropped, probably due to association with the prominent general [[Alfonso de Albuquerque]], whose family title (among others), and then name, originated from the border Spanish town, but used a variant spelling in their name. The change was also in part due to the fact that citizens found the original name difficult to pronounce.<ref>Eddie Pells, [http://articles.latimes.com/1995-05-21/local/me-4182_1_duke-city ''If in Doubt, You Can Just Call It Albuquirky''], Los Angeles Times, May 21, 1995.</ref>

Western folklore offers a different explanation, tracing the name Albuquerque to the [[Galician language|Galician]] word ''albaricoque'', meaning "apricot". The apricot was brought to New Mexico by Spanish settlers, possibly as early as 1743. As the story goes, the settlement was established near an apricot tree, and became known as ''La Ciudad de Albaricoque''. As frontiersmen were unable to correctly pronounce the Galician word, it became corrupted to "Albuquerque".<ref>L. B. Mitchell. The Meaning of the Name Albuquerque. Western Folklore, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1949), pp. 255–256</ref>

==History==
{{see also|Timeline of Albuquerque, New Mexico}}

===Early European settlers===
Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as the Spanish colonial outpost of ''Villa de Alburquerque''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About - Albuquerque Historical Society|url = http://albuqhistsoc.org/who-we-are/|website = Albuquerque Historical Society|accessdate = 2016-01-04|language = en-US}}</ref> Present-day Albuquerque retains much of its historical Spanish cultural heritage.

[[File:6.18.08OldTownAlbuquerqueByLuigiNovi6.jpg|thumb|left|{{center|Old Town Albuquerque Plaza}}]]

Albuquerque was a farming community and strategically located military outpost along the [[El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro|Camino Real]]. The town was also the sheep-herding center of the West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmallstar.com/albuquerque_visitor_information.html#Albuquerques |title=History |publisher=Nmallstar.com |accessdate=February 18, 2012}}</ref> Spain established a presidio (military garrison) in Albuquerque in 1706. After 1821, Mexico also had a military garrison there. The town of Alburquerque was built in the traditional Spanish village pattern: a central [[plaza]] surrounded by government buildings, homes, and a church. This central plaza area has been preserved and is open to the public as a museum, cultural area, and center of commerce. It is referred to as "[[Old Town Albuquerque]]" or simply "Old Town." Historically it was sometimes referred to as "La Placita" (''little plaza'' in Spanish). On the north side of Old Town Plaza is [[San Felipe de Neri Church]]. Built in 1793, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/nm/Bernalillo/San+Felipe+de+Neri+Church.html
|author=New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, Historic Preservation Division
|title=San Felipe de Neri Church Historical Marker
}}</ref>

After the American occupation of New Mexico, Albuquerque had a federal garrison and quartermaster depot, the Post of Albuquerque, from 1846 to 1867. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Albuquerque was occupied in February 1862 by [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops under General [[Henry Hopkins Sibley]], who soon afterward advanced with his main body into northern New Mexico. During his retreat from [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops into Texas he made a stand on April 8, 1862, at Albuquerque and fought the [[Battle of Albuquerque]] against a detachment of Union soldiers commanded by Colonel [[Edward Canby|Edward R. S. Canby]]. This daylong engagement at long range led to few casualties.

[[File:Albuquerque (1880).jpg|thumb|Downtown Albuquerque in 1880]]

When the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]] arrived in 1880, it bypassed the Plaza, locating the passenger depot and railyards about <span style="white-space:nowrap">2&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(3&nbsp;km)</span> east in what quickly became known as New Albuquerque or New Town. Many Anglo merchants, mountain men, and settlers slowly filtered into Albuquerque creating a major mercantile commercial center which is now [[Downtown Albuquerque]]. Due to a rising rate of violent crime, [[gunfighter|gunman]] [[Milton J. Yarberry|Milt Yarberry]] was appointed the town's first marshal that year. New Albuquerque was incorporated as a town in 1885, with [[Henry N. Jaffa]] its first mayor, and it was incorporated as a city in 1891.<ref name="Simmons">{{Cite book| last = Simmons | first = Marc | title = Albuquerque | publisher = University of New Mexico Press | location = Albuquerque | year = 1982 | isbn = 0-8263-0627-6 }}</ref>{{Rp|232–233}} Old Town remained a separate community until the 1920s when it was absorbed by the city of Albuquerque. [[Old Albuquerque High School]], the city's first public high school, was established in 1879. [[Congregation Albert]], a [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] synagogue established in 1897, is the oldest continuing Jewish organization in the city.<ref name="congregationalbert.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.congregationalbert.org/|title=Home|work=congregationalbert.org}}</ref>

===Early 20th century===
[[File:Old Albuquerque High School Albuquerque.jpg|thumb|Old Albuquerque High, built in 1914 (Victorian and Gothic styles were used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries)]]

By 1900, Albuquerque boasted a population of 8,000 inhabitants and all the modern amenities, including an electric street railway connecting Old Town, New Town, and the recently established [[University of New Mexico]] campus on the East Mesa. In 1902, the famous Alvarado Hotel was built adjacent to the new passenger depot, and it remained a symbol of the city until it was razed in 1970 to make room for a parking lot. In 2002, the [[Alvarado Transportation Center]] was built on the site in a manner resembling the old landmark. The large metro station functions as the downtown headquarters for the city's transit department. It also serves as an intermodal hub for local buses, [[Greyhound]] buses, [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, and the [[New Mexico Rail Runner Express|Rail Runner]] commuter rail line.

New Mexico's dry climate brought many [[tuberculosis]] patients to the city in search of a cure during the early 20th century, and several sanitaria sprang up on the [[West Mesa]] to serve them. Presbyterian Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, two of the largest hospitals in the Southwest, had their beginnings during this period. Influential [[New Deal]]–era governor [[Clyde Tingley]] and famed Southwestern architect [[John Gaw Meem]] were among those brought to New Mexico by tuberculosis.

[[File:Alvarado Hotel and Campus 1902 1969 1970.png|none|thumb|725x725px|This is the Albuquerque's Alvarado Hotel (Fred Harvey Hotel), Native American Building, Laundry Building, Santa Fe Train Station and Tourist Shopping Area. This Campus was built in 1902 and was torn down in 1970. This drawing captures its Mission Revival Style appearance in east elevation. The raised train track platform from the later period is not shown as it would hide many details.]]

===Decades of growth===
[[File:Centralave2.jpg|thumb|Depiction of Central Avenue (Downtown Albuquerque), circa early 20th century]]
[[File:McCanna-Hubbell Building, Albuquerque NM.jpg|thumb|Many buildings from the 19th century remain in downtown today]]

The first travelers on [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] appeared in Albuquerque in 1926, and before long, dozens of motels, restaurants, and gift shops had sprung up along the roadside to serve them. Route 66 originally ran through the city on a north-south alignment along Fourth Street, but in 1937 it was realigned along [[Central Avenue (Albuquerque)|Central Avenue]], a more direct east-west route. The intersection of Fourth and Central downtown was the principal crossroads of the city for decades. The majority of the surviving structures from the Route 66 era are on Central, though there are also some on Fourth. Signs between [[Bernalillo, New Mexico|Bernalillo]] and [[Los Lunas, New Mexico|Los Lunas]] along the old route now have brown, historical highway markers denoting it as ''Pre-1937 Route 66.''

The establishment of [[Kirtland Air Force Base]] in 1939, [[Sandia Base]] in the early 1940s, and [[Sandia National Laboratories]] in 1949, would make Albuquerque a key player of the Atomic Age. Meanwhile, the city continued to expand outward onto the West Mesa, reaching a population of 201,189 by 1960. In 1990, it was 384,736 and in 2007 it was 518,271. In June 2007, Albuquerque was listed as the sixth fastest-growing city in America by [[CNN]] and the [[United States Census Bureau]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite news|author=Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer |url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/real_estate/fastest_growing_cities/ |title=The fastest growing U.S. cities&nbsp;— June 28, 2007 |publisher=CNN |date=June 28, 2007 |accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref> In 1990, the Census Bureau reported Albuquerque's population as 34.5% Hispanic and 58.3% non-Hispanic white.<ref name="census1">{{cite web|title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|accessdate=April 23, 2012}}</ref>

Albuquerque's downtown entered the same phase and development (decline, "urban renewal" with continued decline, and gentrification) as nearly every city across the United States. As Albuquerque spread outward, the downtown area fell into a decline. Many historic buildings were razed in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for new plazas, high-rises, and parking lots as part of the city's urban renewal phase. {{as of|2010}}, only recently has downtown come to regain much of its urban character, mainly through the construction of many new loft apartment buildings and the renovation of historic structures such as the [[KiMo Theater]], in the [[gentrification]] phase.

===New millennium===
During the 21st century, the Albuquerque population has continued to grow rapidly. The population of the city proper was estimated at 528,497 in 2009, up from 448,607 in the 2000 census.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Erick |last=Siermers |title=Managing Albuquerque's growth |url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/sep/17/albuquerque-metro-area-population-projected-reach-/|date=September 17, 2007 |accessdate=September 17, 2007}}</ref>
During 2005 and 2006, the city celebrated its tricentennial with a diverse program of cultural events.

===Urban trends and issues===
[[File:Albuquerque Plaza Albuquerque.jpg|thumb|[[Albuquerque Plaza]]]]

The passage of the Planned Growth Strategy in 2002–2004 was the community's strongest effort to create a framework for a more balanced and sustainable approach to urban growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/council/pgs.html |title=Planned Growth Strategy |publisher=Cabq.gov |date=March 19, 2007 |accessdate=July 2, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100527172409/http://www.cabq.gov/council/pgs.html| archivedate= May 27, 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

<blockquote>
A critical finding of the study is that many of the 'disconnects' between the public's preferences and what actually is taking place are caused by weak or non-existent implementation tools – rather than by inadequate policies, as contained in the City/County Comprehensive Plan and other already adopted legislation.
</blockquote>

Urban sprawl is limited on three sides—by the [[Sandia Pueblo]] to the north, the [[Pueblo of Isleta|Isleta Pueblo]] and [[Kirtland Air Force Base]] to the south, and the [[Sandia Mountains]] to the east. Suburban growth continues at a strong pace to the west, beyond [[Petroglyph National Monument]], once thought to be a natural boundary to sprawl development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/petr/ |title=Petroglyph National Monument |publisher=Nps.gov |date=June 10, 2010 |accessdate=July 2, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100528012548/http://www.nps.gov/petr/| archivedate= May 28, 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

[[File:Albuquerque aerial.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Albuquerque core]]

Because of less-costly land and lower taxes, much of the growth in the metropolitan area is taking place outside of the city of Albuquerque itself. In Rio Rancho to the northwest, the communities east of the mountains, and the incorporated parts of [[Valencia County]], population growth rates approach twice that of Albuquerque. The primary cities in Valencia County are [[Los Lunas, New Mexico|Los Lunas]] and [[Belen, New Mexico|Belen]], both of which are home to growing industrial complexes and new residential subdivisions. The mountain towns of [[Tijeras, New Mexico|Tijeras]], [[Edgewood, New Mexico|Edgewood]], and [[Moriarty, New Mexico|Moriarty]], while close enough to Albuquerque to be considered suburbs, have experienced much less growth compared to Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Los Lunas, and Belen. Limited water supply and rugged terrain are the main limiting factors for development in these towns. The [[Mid Region Council of Governments]] (MRCOG), which includes constituents from throughout the Albuquerque area, was formed to ensure that these governments along the middle Rio Grande would be able to meet the needs of their rapidly rising populations. MRCOG's cornerstone project is the [[New Mexico Rail Runner Express]]. In October 2013, the ''"Albuquerque Journal"'' reported Albuquerque as the third best city to own an investment property.<ref>Metcalf, Richard. "ABQ third-best metro for making money owning rental housing." ''Albuquerque Journal''. October 7, 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Albuquerque satellite map.jpg|thumb|upright|Satellite image of Albuquerque taken by NASA]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Albuquerque has a total area of <span style="white-space:nowrap">{{convert|490.9|sqkm|disp=flip}}</span>, of which <span style="white-space:nowrap">{{convert|486.2|km2|disp=flip}}</span> is land and <span style="white-space:nowrap">{{convert|4.7|km2|disp=flip}}</span>, or 0.96%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3502000| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Albuquerque city, New Mexico| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>

Albuquerque lies within the northern, upper edges of the [[Chihuahuan Desert]] ecoregion, based on long-term patterns of climate, associations of plants and wildlife, and landforms, including drainage patterns.<ref name=lcalabre>
{{cite web
| title = Vegetation & The Environment in NM
| url = http://www.unm.edu/~lcalabre/project/
| work =
| author = Laura Calabrese
| publisher = University of New Mexico
| accessdate = July 24, 2012
}}</ref><ref name=ausherman>
{{cite book
| title = 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque: Including Santa Fe, Mount Taylor, and San Lorenzo Canyon
| edition = 2nd
| author = Stephen Ausherman
| publisher = Menasha Ridge Press
| year = 2012
| isbn = 9780897326001
| page = 288
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MGAAynl9q0kC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288
}}</ref>
Located in central New Mexico, the city also has noticeable influences from the adjacent [[Colorado Plateau]] semi-desert, Arizona–New Mexico Mountains, and Southwest plateaus and plains steppe ecoregions, depending on where one is located. Its main geographic connection lies with southern New Mexico, while culturally, Albuquerque is a crossroads of most of New Mexico.

Albuquerque has one of the highest elevations of any major city in the United States, though the effects of this are greatly tempered by its southwesterly continental position. The elevation of the city ranges from <span style="white-space:nowrap">4,900&nbsp;feet&nbsp;(1,490&nbsp;m)</span> [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] near the Rio Grande (in the Valley) to over <span style="white-space:nowrap">6,700&nbsp;feet&nbsp;(1,950&nbsp;m)</span> in the foothill areas of [[Sandia Heights, New Mexico|Sandia Heights]] and Glenwood Hills. At the airport, the elevation is <span style="white-space:nowrap">5,352&nbsp;feet&nbsp;(1,631&nbsp;m)</span> above sea level.

The Rio Grande is classified, like the [[Nile]], as an "exotic" river because it flows through a desert. The New Mexico portion of the Rio Grande lies within the [[Rio Grande Rift]] Valley, bordered by a system of [[fault (geology)|fault]]s, including those that lifted up the adjacent Sandia and [[Manzano Mountains]], while lowering the area where the life-sustaining Rio Grande now flows.

===Geology===
[[File:Sandia Peak Ski Area, Albuquerque AC, crop1.JPG|thumb|Sandia Peak Ski Area in the Sandia Mountains]]
Albuquerque lies in the [[Albuquerque Basin]], a portion of the [[Rio Grande rift]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/resources/water/projects/Albuquerque_basin.html
|title=Albuquerque Basin |publisher=The New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources |accessdate=September 28, 2012}}</ref>
The [[Sandia Mountains]] are the predominant geographic feature visible in Albuquerque. "Sandía" is Spanish for "[[watermelon]]", and is popularly believed to be a reference to the brilliant coloration of the mountains at sunset: bright pink (melon meat) and green (melon rind). The pink is due to large exposures of [[granodiorite]] cliffs, and the green is due to large swaths of [[conifer]] forests. However, Robert Julyan notes in ''The Place Names of New Mexico'', "the most likely explanation is the one believed by the [[Sandia Pueblo]] Indians: the Spaniards, when they encountered the Pueblo in 1540, called it Sandia, because they thought the squash growing there were watermelons, and the name Sandia soon was transferred to the mountains east of the pueblo."<ref name="julyan">Robert Julyan, ''The Place Names of New Mexico'' (revised edition), UNM Press, 1998.</ref> He also notes that the Sandia Pueblo Indians call the mountain ''Bien Mur'', "big mountain."<ref name="julyan"/>

The Sandia foothills, on the west side of the mountains, have soils derived from that same rock material with varying sizes of decomposed granite, mixed with areas of clay and [[caliche (mineral)|caliche]] (a [[calcium carbonate]] deposit common in the arid southwestern USA), along with some exposed [[granite]] bedrock.
[[File:Albuquerque - aerial - Black Arroyo Dam and vicinity.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Albuquerque Basin]]

Below the foothills, the area usually called the "Northeast Heights" consists of a mix of clay and [[caliche (mineral)|caliche]] soils, overlain by a layer of decomposed granite, resulting from long-term outwash of that material from the adjacent mountains. This [[bajada (geography)|bajada]] is quite noticeable when driving into Albuquerque from the north or south, due to its fairly uniform slope from the mountains' edge downhill to the valley. Sand hills are scattered along the I-25 corridor and directly above the Rio Grande Valley, forming the lower end of the Heights.

The Rio Grande Valley, due to long-term shifting of the actual river channel, contains layers and areas of soils varying between [[caliche (mineral)|caliche]], clay, loam, and even some sand. It is the only part of Albuquerque where the [[water table]] often lies close to the surface, sometimes less than {{convert|10|ft|m}}.

The last significant area of Albuquerque geologically is the [[West Mesa]]: this is the elevated land west of the Rio Grande, including "West Bluff", the sandy terrace immediately west and above the river, and the rather sharply defined volcanic escarpment above and west of most of the developed city. The west mesa commonly has soils often referred to as "blow sand", along with occasional clay and caliche and even basalt, nearing the escarpment.

===Landscape===
{{wide image|Albuquerque_pano_sunset.jpg|1500px|align-cap=center|Panoramic view of the city of Albuquerque}}

===Climate===
Albuquerque has a cold [[semi-arid climate]] (''BWk'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]). Albuquerque is in the northern tip of the Chihuahuan Desert, near the edge of the [[Colorado Plateau]].<ref name=lcalabre/><ref name=ausherman/> The average annual precipitation is less than half of evaporation, and no month averages below freezing.

Albuquerque's climate is usually sunny and dry, with an average of 3,415 sunshine hours per year.<ref name= noaasun /><ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
| url = http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/nm/290041.pdf
| title = NCDC: U.S. Climate Normals
| accessdate =October 31, 2010 }}</ref> Brilliant sunshine defines the region, averaging 278&nbsp;days a year; periods of variably mid and high-level cloudiness temper the sun at other times. Extended cloudiness is rare. The city has four distinct seasons, but the heat and cold are mild compared to the extremes that occur more commonly in other parts of the country.

[[File:SnowyAlbuquerqueDowntown.JPG|thumb|Downtown Albuquerque after a snowstorm]]

Winters are rather brief, with December, the coolest month, averaging {{convert|36.3|°F|1}}, although low temperatures bottom out in January, and the coldest temperature of the year is typically around {{convert|10|°F|0}}.<ref>http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Images/300dpi/NM.jpg</ref> There are 2.8 days where the high is at or below freezing.

Spring is windy, sometimes unsettled with some rain, though spring is usually the driest part of the year in Albuquerque. March and April tend to see many days with the wind blowing at {{convert|20|to|30|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, and afternoon gusts can produce periods of blowing sand and dust. In May, the winds tend to subside.

The summer heat is relatively tolerable for most because of low humidity, except for some days during the [[North American Monsoon]]. There are 2.7 days of {{convert|100|°F|0}}+ highs annually, mostly in June and July and rarely in August due in part to the monsoon; an average 60 days see {{convert|90|°F|0}}+ highs.

Fall sees less rain than summer, though the weather can be more unsettled closer to winter.

Albuquerque averages around 9 inches of snow per winter, and experiences several accumulating snow events each season. Locations in the Northeast Heights and Eastern Foothills tend to receive more snowfall due to each region's higher elevation and proximity to the mountains. The city was one of several in the region experiencing a severe winter storm on December 28–30, 2006, with locations in Albuquerque receiving between {{convert|10.5|and|26|in|cm}} of snow.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.srh.noaa.gov/abq/climate/Monthlyreports/December/2006/PNS12312006.htm|title = Preliminary total snowfall reports across central and northern New Mexico from the December 28–30 winter storm|date = December 31, 2006|accessdate =August 5, 2009|publisher = National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM}}</ref> More recently, a major winter storm in late February 2015 dropped up to a foot (30&nbsp;cm) of snow on most of the city.

The mountains and highlands beyond the city create a [[rain shadow]] effect, due to the drying of air ascending the mountains; the city usually receives very little rain or snow, averaging 8–9 inches (216 mm) of precipitation per year. Valley and west mesa areas, farther from the mountains are drier, averaging 6–8 inches of annual precipitation; the Sandia foothills tend to lift any available moisture, enhancing precipitation to about 10–17 inches annually.

Traveling to the west, north and east of Albuquerque, one quickly rises in elevation and leaves the sheltering effect of the valley to enter a noticeably cooler and slightly wetter environment. One such area is still considered part of metro Albuquerque, commonly called the "East Mountain" area; it is covered in savannas or woodlands of low juniper and piñon trees, reminiscent of the lower parts of the southern Rocky Mountains, which do not actually contact Albuquerque proper. Most rain occurs during the summer monsoon season (also called a [[chubasco]] in Mexico), typically starting in early July and ending in mid-September.
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===Hydrology===
{{see also|Kirtland Air Force Base#Environmental contamination due to jet fuel spill}}

Albuquerque's [[drinking water]] presently comes from a combination of Rio Grande water (river water diverted from the [[Colorado River]] basin through the [[San Juan-Chama Project]]<ref>Your Drinking Water http://www.abcwua.org/Your_Drinking_Water.aspx Accessed August 1, 2013 Albuquerque Bernalillo Water Authority</ref>) and a delicate [[aquifer]] that was once described as an "underground [[Lake Superior]]". The [[Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority]] (ABCWUA) has developed a water resources management strategy, which pursues [[water conservation|conservation]] and the direct extraction of water from the Rio Grande for the development of a stable underground aquifer in the future.<ref>{{Cite journal|last= Odenwald |first= Arlene Cinelli |date=April 1993 |title=Protecting the aquifer: Albuquerque reacting |journal=New Mexico Business Journal |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=38–39 |issn=0164-6796 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5092/is_n4_v17/ai_13856429 |accessdate=December 23, 2008 |quote= | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081226072943/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5092/is_n4_v17/ai_13856429| archivedate= December 26, 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="water strategy">
{{Cite journal| title=Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority: Water Resource Management Strategy | publisher=Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority | date=January 10, 2007 | url=http://www.abcwua.org/pdfs/WRMS_Update_101207.pdf | format= PDF |accessdate=October 18, 2008 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081029020514/http://www.abcwua.org/pdfs/WRMS_Update_101207.pdf| archivedate= October 29, 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

[[File:Tingley Beach Albuquerque NM.jpg|thumb|Tingley Beach in Old Town, Albuquerque, a pond in a former watercourse by the Rio Grande]]

The aquifer of the [[Rio Puerco (Rio Grande)|Rio Puerco]] is too [[brackish water|saline]] to be cost-effectively used for drinking purposes. Much of the [[rainwater]] that Albuquerque receives does not recharge its aquifer. It is diverted through a network of paved channels and [[arroyo (creek)|arroyo]]s, and emptied into the [[Rio Grande]].

Of the {{convert|62780|acre.ft}} per year of the water in the upper [[Colorado River]] basin entitled to municipalities in New Mexico by the [[Colorado River Compact|Upper Colorado River Basin Compact]], Albuquerque owns 48,200. The water is delivered to the Rio Grande by the [[San Juan River (Colorado River)|San Juan]]–[[Rio Chama (Rio Grande)|Chama]] Project. The project's construction was initiated by legislation enacted by President [[John F. Kennedy]] in 1962, and completed in 1971. This diversion project transports water under the [[continental divide]] from [[Navajo Lake]] to Lake Heron on the Rio Chama, a tributary of the Rio Grande. In the past much of this water was resold to downstream owners in Texas. These arrangements ended in 2008 with the completion of the ABCWUA's Drinking Water Supply Project.<ref>The project's page at the United States Bureau of Reclamation's website [http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=San%20Juan-Chama%20Project]</ref>

The ABCWUA's Drinking Water Supply Project uses a system of adjustable height dams to skim water from the Rio Grande into [[sluice]]s which lead to [[water treatment]] facilities for direct [[Water purification|conversion to potable water]]. Some water is allowed to flow through central Albuquerque, mostly to protect the endangered [[Rio Grande Silvery Minnow]]. [[Sewage treatment|Treated]] effluent water is recycled into the Rio Grande to the south of the city. The ABCWUA expects river water to comprise up to seventy percent of its water budget in 2060. [[Groundwater]] will constitute the remainder. One of the policies of the ABCWUA's strategy is the acquisition of additional river water.<ref name="water strategy" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcwua.org/content/view/34/27/ |title=The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority |publisher=Abcwua.org |date=December 7, 2008 |accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> {{Rp|Policy G, 14}}
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===Quadrants===
Albuquerque is geographically divided into four [[Address (geography)#Quadrants|quadrants]] which are officially part of the mailing address. They are '''NE''' (northeast), '''NW''' (northwest), '''SE''' (southeast), and '''SW''' (southwest). The north-south dividing line is Central Avenue (the path that [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] took through the city) and the east-west dividing line is the [[BNSF Railway]] tracks.

====Northeast Quadrant====

This quadrant has been experiencing a housing expansion since the late 1950s. It abuts the base of the Sandia Mountains and contains portions of the foothills neighborhoods, which are significantly higher, in elevation and price range, than the rest of the city. Running from Central Avenue and the railroad tracks to the [[Sandia Peak Tramway|Sandia Peak Aerial Tram]], this is the largest quadrant both geographically and by population. The [[University of New Mexico]], the [[Maxwell Museum of Anthropology]], Nob Hill, the Uptown area which includes two shopping malls ([[Coronado Center]] and ABQ Uptown), Hoffmantown, Journal Center, and Balloon Fiesta Park are all located in this quadrant.

Some of the most affluent neighborhoods in the city are located here, including: [[High Desert, Albuquerque, New Mexico|High Desert]], Tanoan, Sandia Heights, and North Albuquerque Acres. (Parts of Sandia Heights and North Albuquerque Acres are outside the city limits proper). A few houses in the farthest reach of this quadrant lie in the [[Cibola National Forest]], just over the line into [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval County]].

====Northwest Quadrant====
[[File:KiMo Albuquerque.jpg|thumb|KiMo Theatre in Downtown]]

This quadrant contains historic [[Old Town Albuquerque]], which dates back to the 18th century, as well as the [[Indian Pueblo Cultural Center]]. The area has a mixture of commercial districts and low- to middle-income neighborhoods. Northwest Albuquerque includes the largest section of [[Downtown Albuquerque|downtown]], [[Rio Grande Nature Center State Park]] and the [[Bosque]] ("woodlands"), [[Petroglyph National Monument]], [[Double Eagle II Airport]], Martineztown, the Paradise Hills neighborhood, Taylor Ranch, and [[Cottonwood Mall (Albuquerque, New Mexico)|Cottonwood Mall]].

Additionally, the "North Valley" area, which has some expensive homes and small ranches along the [[Rio Grande]], is located here. The city of Albuquerque engulfs the village of [[Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico|Los Ranchos de Albuquerque]] and borders [[Corrales, New Mexico|Corrales]] in the North Valley. A small portion of the rapidly developing area on the west side of the river south of the Petroglyphs, known as the "[[West Mesa]]" or "Westside", consisting primarily of traditional residential subdivisions, also extends into this quadrant. The city proper is bordered on the north by the city of [[Rio Rancho, New Mexico|Rio Rancho]].

====Southeast Quadrant====
[[File:Lobo Theater, Albuquerque NM.jpg|thumb|Lobo Theater in Nob Hill]]

[[Kirtland Air Force Base]], [[Sandia National Laboratories]], Sandia Science & Technology Park, [[Albuquerque International Sunport]], [[Eclipse Aerospace]], [[American Society of Radiologic Technologists]], [[Central New Mexico Community College]], Albuquerque Veloport, [[University Stadium, Albuquerque|University Stadium]], [[Isotopes Park]], [[The Pit (arena)|The Pit]], [[Mesa del Sol]], [[The Pavilion (amphitheatre)|The Pavilion]], Albuquerque Studios, Isleta Resort & Casino, [[National Museum of Nuclear Science & History]], New Mexico Veterans' Memorial, and Talin Market are all located in the Southeast (SE) quadrant.

The upscale neighborhood of Four Hills is located in the foothills of Southeast Albuquerque. Other neighborhoods include [[Nob Hill, Albuquerque|Nob Hill]], Ridgecrest, Willow Wood, and Volterra.

====Southwest Quadrant====
Traditionally consisting of agricultural and rural areas and suburban neighborhoods, the Southwest quadrant contains the community of [[South Valley, New Mexico]], often referred to as "The South Valley". Although the city limits of Albuquerque do not include the South Valley, it extends all the way to the Isleta Indian Reservation. Newer suburban subdivisions on the [[West Mesa]] near the southwestern city limits join homes of older construction, some dating back as far as the 1940s. This quadrant includes the old communities of Atrisco, Los Padillas, Kinney, Westgate, Westside, Alamosa, Mountainview, and Pajarito. The south end of downtown Albuquerque, the [[Bosque]] ("woodlands"), the [[Barelas]] neighborhood, the [[National Hispanic Cultural Center]], and the [[Albuquerque Biological Park]] are also located here.

A new adopted development plan, the Santolina Master Plan, will extend development further west past 118th Street SW to the edge of the [[Rio Puerco (Rio Grande)|Rio Puerco Valley]], and house 100,000 by 2050. It is unclear at this time whether the Santolina development will be annexed into the City of Albuquerque or incorporated into its own city when its development does occur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bernco.gov/Santolina/|title=Adopted Santolina Level A Master Plan-Bernalillo County, New Mexico|work=bernco.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 2315
|1890= 3785
|1900= 6238
|1910= 11020
|1920= 15157
|1930= 26570
|1940= 35449
|1950= 96815
|1960= 201189
|1970= 244501
|1980= 332920
|1990= 384736
|2000= 448607
|2010= 545852
|estyear=2015
|estimate=559121
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015|accessdate=July 2, 2016}}</ref>
|footnote=<center>U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref></center>
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Demographic profile !! 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35/3502000.html |title=Albuquerque (city), New Mexico |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! 1990<ref name="census1"/> !! 1970<ref name="census1"/> !! 1950<ref name="census1"/>
|-
| [[White American|White]] || 69.7% || 78.2% || 95.7% || 98.0%
|-
| —[[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic]] || 42.1% || 58.3% || 63.3% || N/A
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]] || 3.3% || 3.0% || 2.2% || 1.3%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) || 46.7% || 34.5% || 33.1% || N/A
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || 2.6% || 1.7% || 0.3% || 0.1%
|}

As of the United States census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2010, there were 545,852 people, 239,166 households, and 224,330 families residing in the city. The population density was 3010.7/mi² (1162.6/km²). There were 239,166 housing units at an average density of 1,556.7 per square mile (538.2/km²).

The racial makeup of the city was:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35/3502000.html |title=Albuquerque (city), New Mexico |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=April 23, 2012}}</ref>

*69.7% [[White American|White]] (Non-Hispanic white 42.1%)
*4.6% Native American
*3.3% [[African American|Black or African American]]
*2.6% [[Asian American|Asian]]
*0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
*4.6% [[Multiracial American|Multiracial]] (''two or more races'')<ref name="demo"/>
The ethnic makeup of the city was:
*46.7% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] (''of any race'')<ref name="demo">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL1.ST13&prodType=table |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder2.census.gov |date=October 5, 2010 |accessdate=February 18, 2012}}</ref>
There were 239,116 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 24.5% under 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,272, and the median income for a family was $46,979. Males had a median income of $34,208 versus $26,397 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,884. About 10.0% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
One of the major art events in the state is the summertime [[New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair]], a non-profit show exclusively for New Mexico artists and held annually in Albuquerque since 1961.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A History of New Mexico |last=Roberts |first=Susan A. |author2=Roberts, Calvin A. |year=1998 |publisher=University of New Mexico Press |location=Albuquerque, NM |isbn=0-8263-1792-8 |page=387 |url= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nmartsandcraftsfair.org/index.html |title=New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair |year=2014 |publisher=New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair |work=Nmartsandcraftsfair.org |accessdate=January 29, 2014 }}</ref> Albuquerque is home to over 300 other visual arts, music, dance, literary, film, ethnic, and craft organizations, museums, festivals and associations.

===Points of interest===
{{see also|List of landmarks in Albuquerque|List of historic landmarks in Albuquerque}}
[[File:Rio Grande Botanical Garden Pond.jpg|thumb|Albuquerque Botanical Gardens]]

Some of the local museums, galleries, shops and other points of interest include the [[Albuquerque Biological Park]], [[Albuquerque Museum]], [[New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science|Museum of Natural History and Science]], and [[Old Town Albuquerque]]. Albuquerque's live music/performance venues including; [[The Pavilion (amphitheatre)|Isleta Amphitheater]], [[Tingley Coliseum]], [[Sunshine Building|Sunshine Theater]] and the [[KiMo Theater]].

The [[New Mexican cuisine|local cuisine]] prominently features [[New Mexico chile|green chile]], which is widely available in restaurants, including national fast-food chains. The restaurant scene of Albuquerque is quite prominent throughout the city, and [[:Category:Restaurants in Albuquerque, New Mexico|local restaurants]] receive statewide attention, alongside several of them becoming [[restaurant chain|chains]] throughout the state.

The [[Sandia Peak Tramway]], located adjacent to Albuquerque, is the world's second-longest passenger aerial tramway. It also has the world's third-longest single span. It stretches from the Northeast edge of the city to the crestline of the [[Sandia Mountains]]. Elevation at the top of the tramway is roughly {{convert|10300|ft|m|abbr=on}}.
above sea level.

===Architecture===
[[File:Abq Petroleum Bldg.jpg|thumb|[[Bank of the West Tower, Albuquerque|Bank of the West Tower, West]]]]
[[File:Gold Building Albuquerque.jpg|thumb|[[Gold Building]]]]

[[John Gaw Meem]], credited with developing and popularizing the [[Pueblo Revival]] style, was based in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] but received an important Albuquerque commission in 1933 as the architect of the [[University of New Mexico]]. He retained this commission for the next quarter-century and developed the university's distinctive Southwest style.<ref name="Simmons" /> {{Rp|317}} Meem also designed the [[Cathedral Church of St. John (Albuquerque, New Mexico)|Cathedral Church of St. John]] in 1950.<ref name=diocese>{{cite web|url=http://www.dioceserg.org/pages/view/history_of_the_diocese|title=History of the Diocese|publisher=Diocese of the Rio Grande|accessdate=January 3, 2014|last=|first=}}</ref>

Albuquerque boasts a unique nighttime cityscape. Many building exteriors are illuminated in vibrant colors such as green and blue. The Wells Fargo Building is illuminated green. The DoubleTree Hotel and the Compass Bank building are illuminated blue. The [[rotunda (architecture)|rotunda]] of the county courthouse is illuminated yellow, while the tops of the Bank of Albuquerque and the Bank of the West are illuminated reddish-yellow. Due to the nature of the soil in the Rio Grande Valley, the skyline is lower than might be expected in a city of comparable size elsewhere.

Albuquerque has expanded greatly in area since the mid-1940s. During those years of expansion, the planning of the newer areas has considered that people drive rather than walk. The pre-1940s parts of Albuquerque are quite different in style and scale from the post 1940s areas. These older areas include the North Valley, the South Valley, various neighborhoods near downtown, and Corrales. The newer areas generally feature four to six lane roads in a <span style="white-space:nowrap">1&nbsp;mile&nbsp;(1.61&nbsp;km)</span> grid. Each <span style="white-space:nowrap">1&nbsp;square mile&nbsp;(2.59&nbsp;km²)</span> is divided into four {{convert|160|acre|km2|sing=on}} neighborhoods by smaller roads set <span style="white-space:nowrap">0.5&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(0.8&nbsp;km)</span> between major roads. When driving along major roads in the newer sections of Albuquerque, one sees strip malls, signs, and cinderblock walls. The upside of this planning style is that neighborhoods are shielded from the worst of the noise and lights on the major roads. The downside is that it is virtually impossible to go anywhere from home without driving.

====Tallest buildings====
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Albuquerque}}

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|- style="background:#ccc;"
!Rank||Building||Height||Floors||Built||
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|1 || [[Albuquerque Plaza|Bank of Albuquerque Tower]] || {{convert|351|ft|m|0}} || 22 || 1990 ||
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|2 ||[[Hyatt Regency Albuquerque]] || {{convert|256|ft|m|0}} || 21 || 1990 ||
|-
|3 || [[Compass Bank Building (Albuquerque)|Compass Bank Tower]] || {{convert|240|ft|m|0}} || 18 || 1966 ||
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|4 ||[[Bank of the West Tower, Albuquerque|Bank of the West Tower, West]] || {{convert|235|ft|m|0}} || 15 || 1986 ||
|-
|5 || [[Bank of the West Tower (Albuquerque)|Bank of the West Tower, East]] || {{convert|213|ft|m|0}} || 17 || 1963 ||
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|6 || [[Gold Building]] || {{convert|203|ft|m|0}} || 14 || 1959 ||
|-
|7 || [[Dennis Chavez Federal Building]] || {{convert|197|ft|m|0}} || 13 || 1965 ||
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|8 || [[PNM Building|PNM Resources Tower]] || {{convert|184|ft|m|0}} || 12 || 1968 ||
|-
|9 || [[Simms Building]] || {{convert|180|ft|m|0}} || 13 || 1954 ||
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|10 || [[Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse|Pete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse]] || {{convert|176|ft|m|0}} || 7 || 1997 ||
|}

==Sports==
[[File:Isotopes Park Albuquerque.jpg|thumb|Isotopes Baseball Park]]
The [[Albuquerque Isotopes]] are a minor league affiliate of the [[Colorado Rockies]], having derived their name from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' March 2001 episode "[[Hungry, Hungry Homer]]", which involves the [[Springfield Isotopes]] baseball team considering relocating to Albuquerque.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Doh! Go Isotopes!
| work = [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]
| publisher = [[Hearst Corporation]]
| page = C8
| date = May 13, 2003
}}<!--|accessdate=June 11, 2007--></ref><ref>{{Cite news
| first = Dennis
| last = Latta
| title = Team President Throws Isotopes Name Into Play
| work = [[Albuquerque Journal]]
| publisher = Albuquerque Publishing Company
| page = A1
| date = September 5, 2002
}}<!--|accessdate=June 11, 2007--></ref> Prior to 2002, the [[Albuquerque Dukes]] served as the city's minor league team, having played at the [[Albuquerque Sports Stadium]]. The stadium was torn down to make room for the current [[Isotopes Park]].

In 2013 the [[United Soccer Leagues|United Soccer League]] announced the Albuquerque Sol soccer club will begin play in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albuquerque Sol FC Joins PDL (press release)|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/773765.html|website=USLSoccer.com|accessdate=July 30, 2014|date=December 5, 2013}}</ref> Albuquerque is also home to Jackson–Winkeljohn gym, a [[mixed martial arts]] (MMA) gym. Several MMA world champions and fighters, including Holly Holm and Jon Jones, train in that facility.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raimondi|first1=Marc|title=UFC's first Albuquerque show is a long time coming for Jackson's MMA|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/ufc-s-first-albuquerque-show-is-a-long-time-coming-for-jackson-s-mma-060614|accessdate=December 18, 2014|publisher=[[Fox Sports]]|date=June 6, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218195655/http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/ufc-s-first-albuquerque-show-is-a-long-time-coming-for-jackson-s-mma-060614|archivedate=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wright|first1=Rick|title=Duke City a dominant force in MMA|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/440117/sports/duke-city-a-dominant-force-in-mma.html|accessdate=December 18, 2014|publisher=[[Albuquerque Journal]]|date=August 3, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218195936/http://www.abqjournal.com/440117/sports/duke-city-a-dominant-force-in-mma.html|archivedate=December 18, 2014}}</ref> Roller sports are finding a home in Albuquerque as they hosted USARS Championships in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Roller skating champions to return to Lincoln in 2016 : Lincoln, NE Journal Star|url = http://journalstar.com/news/local/roller-skating-champions-to-return-to-lincoln-in/article_e7383a3a-d2f0-5275-a002-888bfc6fdcbe.html|accessdate = 2015-09-29|first = Kevin Abourezk {{!}} Lincoln Journal|last = Star}}</ref> and are home to Roller hockey,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Club Hockey (Aztecs)|url = http://www.rollerskatecity.com/page/show/446845-albuquerque-aztecs|accessdate = 2015-09-29}}</ref> and Roller Derby teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hell on Skates: Roller derby enters the new millennium|url = http://alibi.com/news/49079/Hell-on-Skates.html|accessdate = 2015-09-29|first = Sonja|last = Dewing}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Venue
!capacity
|-
|[[Albuquerque Isotopes]]
|Baseball
|[[Pacific Coast League|AAA PCL]]
|[[Isotopes Park]]
|13,279
|-
|[[Albuquerque Sol FC|Albuquerque Sol]]
|Soccer
|[[Premier Development League]]
|[[St. Pius X High School (Albuquerque)|Ben Rios Field]]
|1,500
|-
|[[Duke City Gladiators]]
|Indoor Football
|[[Champions Indoor Football]]
|[[Tingley Coliseum]]
|11,571
|-
|[[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico Lobos]]
|[[Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Division I FBS]] [[College football|Football]]
|[[Mountain West Conference]]
|[[University Stadium, Albuquerque|University Stadium]]
|42,000
|-
|New Mexico Lobos ([[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|men]] and [[New Mexico Lobos women's basketball|women]])
|[[College basketball|NCAA Division I Basketball]]
|[[Mountain West Conference]]
|[[The Pit (arena)|The Pit]]
|15,411
|-
|[[Albuquerque Roller Derby]]
|[[Roller Derby]]
|
|Wells Park Community Center
|
|}

==Parks and recreation==
:''See also the [[#External links|External links]] section''
[[File:Albuquerque Roosevelt Park.JPG|thumb|right|Roosevelt Park]]

The city was ranked No. 1 as the fittest city in the United States, according to a March 2007 issue of [[Men's Fitness]] magazine. The criteria used in the study included the availability of gyms and bike paths, commute times, and federal health statistics on obesity-related injuries and illnesses.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

Albuquerque has a botanical and zoological complex called the Albuquerque Bio Park.

==Government==
{{Main article|Government of Albuquerque, New Mexico}}

{| class=wikitable style="float:right; margin-left:1em"
! colspan = 6 | Albuquerque registered voters as of July, 2016<ref>[http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/FileLinks/c2426e22e02d478ca940282b232f0647/STATEWIDE_JAN_29_2016.PDF Albuquerque Registered Voter Enrollment: 2016]</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
{{American politics/party colors/Democratic/row}}
| [[Massachusetts Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 127,662
| style="text-align:center;"| 42.02%
|-
{{American politics/party colors/Republican/row}}
| [[Massachusetts Republican Party|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"|100,404
| style="text-align:center;"| 33.05%
|-
{{American politics/party colors/Independent/row}}
| [[Independent politician#United States|Unenrolled/Minor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 75,742
| style="text-align:center;"| 24.93%
|-
|}

[[File:Mayor Richard J. Berry first photo.jpg|thumb|Republican [[Richard J. Berry]] is the mayor of Albuquerque]]

Albuquerque is a [[charter city]].<ref name="City Charter">
{{cite web|url=http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/New%20Mexico/albuqwin/charterofthecityofalbuquerque?f=templates$fn=document-frameset.htm |title=Charter of the City of Albuquerque |accessdate=December 10, 2009 |publisher=American Legal Publishing Corporation |quote=this link should work after going to http://www.amlegal.com/ home page}}
</ref><ref name="CityCharter2">
{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/council/documents/charter-review-task-force/city_charter.pdf |title=Charter of the City of Albuquerque [PDF]|accessdate=December 10, 2009 |publisher=City of Albuquerque }}
</ref> City government is divided into an executive branch, headed by a Mayor<ref name="City Charter" />{{Rp|V}} and a nine-member Council that holds the legislative authority.<ref name="City Charter" />{{Rp|IV}} The form of city government is therefore [[mayor-council government]]. The mayor is [[Richard J. Berry]], a former state legislator, who was elected in 2009.

The [[Mayor of Albuquerque]] holds a full-time paid elected position with a four-year term.<ref name="Council FAQ">
{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/council/frequently-asked-questions-faq |title=Council&nbsp;— Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) – City of Albuquerque |accessdate=December 26, 2008 |publisher=City of Albuquerque | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090131164946/http://www.cabq.gov/council/frequently-asked-questions-faq| archivedate= January 31, 2009 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
Albuquerque City Council members hold part-time paid positions and are elected from the nine districts for four-year terms, with four or five Councilors elected every two years.<ref name="Council front page" /> Elections for Mayor and Councilor are [[nonpartisan]].<ref name="City Charter" />{{Rp|IV.4}}<ref name="CityCharter2" /> Each December, a new Council President and Vice-President are chosen by members of the Council.<ref name="Council FAQ" /> Each year, the Mayor submits a [[Government budget|city budget]] proposal for the year to the Council by April 1, and the Council acts on the proposal within the next 60&nbsp;days.<ref name="City Charter" />{{Rp|VII}}

The [[Albuquerque City Council]] is the legislative authority of the city, and has the power to adopt all ordinances, resolutions, or other legislation.<ref name="Council front page">
{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/council/ |title=Albuquerque City Council |accessdate=December 26, 2008 |publisher=City of Albuquerque | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081218101628/http://www.cabq.gov/council/| archivedate= December 18, 2008 | deadurl= no}}
</ref>
The Council meets two times a month, with meetings held in the Vincent E. Griego Council Chambers in the basement level of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Center.<ref name="Council meeting schedule">
{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/council/council-meeting-schedules |title=City Council Meetings Schedule |accessdate=December 26, 2008 |publisher=City of Albuquerque | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090131164902/http://www.cabq.gov/council/council-meeting-schedules| archivedate= January 31, 2009 | deadurl= no}}
</ref>
Ordinances and resolutions passed by the Council are presented to the Mayor for his approval. If the Mayor vetoes an item, the Council can override the veto with a vote of two-thirds of the membership of the Council.<ref name="City Charter" />{{Rp|XI.3|}}

The judicial system in Albuquerque includes the [[Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court]].

===Police department===

The [[Albuquerque Police Department]] (APD) is the [[police]] department with jurisdiction within the city limits, with anything outside of the city limits being considered the unincorporated area of [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico|Bernalillo County]] and policed by the [[Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department]]. It is the largest municipal police department in [[New Mexico]], and in September 2008 the US Department of Justice recorded the APD as the 49th largest police department in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies|year=2008|author=[[United States Department of Justice]]|url=http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf|accessdate=March 31, 2014}}</ref>

In November 2012, the [[United States Department of Justice]] launched an investigation into APD's policies and practices to determine whether APD engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force in violation of the [[Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]] and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141 ("Section 14141").<ref>{{cite web|title=United States V. City Of Albuquerque|url=http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/documents/apd_settlement_10-31-14.pdf|website=U.S. Department Of Justice|publisher=U.S. Department Of Justice|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>
As part of its investigation, the Department of Justice consulted with police practices experts and conducted a comprehensive assessment of officers' use of force and APD policies and operations. The investigation included tours of APD facilities and Area Commands; interviews with Albuquerque officials, APD command staff, supervisors, and police officers; a review of numerous documents; and meetings with the Albuquerque Police Officers Association, residents, community groups, and other stakeholders.<ref>{{cite web|title=United States V. City Of Albuquerque|url=http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/documents/apd_settlement_10-31-14.pdf|website=U.S. Department Of Justice|publisher=U.S. Department Of Justice|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>
When the Department of Justice concluded its investigation, it issued a scathing report that uncovered a "culture of acceptance of the use of excessive force" involving significant harm or injury by APD officers against people who posed no threat and which was not justified by the circumstances. The DOJ recommended a nearly complete overhaul of the department's use-of-force policies. Among several systematic problems at APD were an aggressive culture that undervalued civilian safety and discounted the importance of crisis intervention.<ref>Mike Gallagher, "[http://www.abqjournal.com/382534/news/feds-seek-consent-decree-on-reforms.html Scathing Report on APD Use of Force]," ''Albuquerque Journal'', April 11, 2014. Page A1.</ref>

==Economy==
{{see also|Economy of New Mexico}}

{|class="infobox" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid #999; float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 260px;"
|- style="background:#f5f5f5;"
! colspan="2" | Largest employers in Albuquerque
|-
| 1|| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kirtland Air Force Base]]
|-
| 2|| style="text-align: left;" |[[University of New Mexico]]
|-
| 3 || style="text-align: left;" |[[Sandia National Laboratories]]
|-
| 4|| style="text-align: left;" |[[Albuquerque Public Schools]]
|-
| 5 || style="text-align: left;" |[[Presbyterian Health Services]]
|-
| 6 || style="text-align: left;" |[[City government|City of Albuquerque]] (Government)
|-
| 7 || style="text-align: left;" |Lovelace–Sandia Health System
|-
| 8 || style="text-align: left;" |[[Intel Corporation]]
|-
| 9 || style="text-align: left;" |[[State of New Mexico]] (Government)
|-
| 10 || style="text-align: left;" |[[Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.]]
|}

Albuquerque lies at the center of the New Mexico Technology Corridor, a concentration of high-tech private companies and government institutions along the Rio Grande. Larger institutions whose employees contribute to the population are numerous and include [[Sandia National Laboratories]], [[Kirtland Air Force Base]], and the attendant contracting companies which bring highly educated workers to a somewhat isolated region. [[Intel]] operates a large semiconductor factory or "[[Fab (semiconductors)|fab]]" in suburban [[Rio Rancho, New Mexico|Rio Rancho]], in neighboring [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval County]], with its attendant large capital investment. [[Northrop Grumman]] is located along I-25 in northeast Albuquerque, and [[Tempur-Pedic]] is located on the West Mesa next to I-40.

The [[solar power|solar energy]] and architectural-design innovator [[Steve Baer]] located his company, Zomeworks, to the region in the late 1960s; and [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]], [[Sandia National Laboratories|Sandia]], and [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] cooperate here in an enterprise that began with the [[Manhattan Project]]. In January 2007, Tempur-Pedic opened an {{convert|800000|sqft|m2|sing=on}} mattress factory in northwest Albuquerque. SCHOTT Solar, Inc., announced in January 2008 they will open a {{convert|200000|sqft|m2|sing=on}} facility manufacturing receivers for concentrated solar thermal power plants (CSP) and 64MW of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The facility closed in 2012.

''[[Forbes]]'' magazine rated Albuquerque as the best city in America for business and careers in 2006<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/1/2811.html |title=Best Places For Business And Careers 2006 |accessdate=January 20, 2009 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=January 1, 2006}}</ref> and as the 13th best (out of 200 metro areas) in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/1/bestplaces08_Best-Places-For-Business-And-Careers_Rank.html |title=Best Places For Business And Careers |accessdate=December 23, 2008 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=March 19, 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122113443/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/1/bestplaces08_Best-Places-For-Business-And-Careers_Rank.html| archivedate= January 22, 2009 | deadurl= no}}</ref> The city was rated seventh among America's Engineering Capitals in 2014 by ''Forbes'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/pictures/edgl45fhff/no-7-albuquerque-nm/|title=America's Engineering Capitals}}</ref> Albuquerque ranked among the Top 10 Best Cities to Live by [[U.S. News & World Report]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/real-estate/articles/2009/06/08/best-places-to-live-2009|title=Best Places to Live 2009}}</ref> and was recognized as the fourth best place to live for families by the [[TLC (TV network)|TLC network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.howstuffworks.com/real-estate/moving-tips/10-cities-for-families.htm#page=7|title=Top 10 Cities for Families|date=2011}}</ref> It was ranked among the Top Best Cities for Jobs in 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/12/jobs-growth-environment-lead-careers-cx_mk_1012cities_slide_9.html?thisSpeed=15000|title=Top 10 Cities For Jobs 2007}}</ref> and among the Top 50 Best Places to Live and Play by [[National Geographic Adventure]] magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/relocating/best-places-to-live-2007/city/city.html|title=Best Places to Live + Play: Cities|date=2007}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Further2|[[List of middle schools in Albuquerque]], [[List of high schools in Albuquerque]], [[List of colleges and universities in Albuquerque]]}}

Albuquerque is home to the [[University of New Mexico]], the largest public flagship university in the state. UNM includes a School of Medicine which was ranked in the top 50 primary care-oriented medical schools in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdprank_brief.php |title=America's Best Graduate Schools 2008 |accessdate=January 19, 2008 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071214040351/http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdprank_brief.php#| archivedate= December 14, 2007 | deadurl= no}}</ref> The [[Central New Mexico Community College]] is a county-funded junior college serving new high school graduates and adults returning to school. (The school was formerly called the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute or TVI).

[[File:Unm zimmermanlibrary.jpg|right|thumb|Zimmerman Library at University of New Mexico]]

Albuquerque is also home to the following programs and non-profit schools of higher learning: [[Southwest University of Visual Arts]], [[Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute]], [[Trinity Southwest University]], the [[University of St. Francis]] College of Nursing and Allied Health Department of Physician Assistant Studies, and the [[St. Norbert College]] Master of Theological Studies program.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Howard|title=SNC Master of Theological Studies|url=http://www.snc.edu/mts/|work=2012|publisher=St. Norbert College|accessdate=August 11, 2013}}</ref> The [[Ayurvedic Institute]], one of the first [[Ayurveda]] colleges specializing in [[Ayurvedic]] medicine outside of India was established in the city in 1984. Other state and not-for-profit institutions of higher learning have moved some of their programs into Albuquerque. These include: [[New Mexico State University]], [[Highlands University]], [[Lewis University]], [[Wayland Baptist University]], and [[Webster University]]. Several for-profit technical schools including [[Pima Medical Institute]], [[ITT Technical Institute]], [[National American University]], [[Grand Canyon University]], the [[University of Phoenix]] and several barber/beauty colleges have established their presence in the area.

[[Albuquerque Public Schools]] (APS), one of the largest [[school districts]] in the nation, provides educational services to over 87,000 children across the city. Schools within [[Albuquerque Public Schools|APS]] include both public and charter entities. Numerous accredited private preparatory schools also serve Albuquerque students. These include various pre-high school religious (Christian, Jewish, Islamic) affiliates and Montessori schools, as well as [[Menaul School]], [[Albuquerque Academy]], [[St. Pius X High School (Albuquerque)|St. Pius X High School]], [[Sandia Preparatory School]], the [[Bosque School]], Evangel Christian Academy, Hope Christian School, Hope Connection School, Temple Baptist Academy, and Victory Christian. Accredited private schools serving students with special education needs in Albuquerque include: Desert Hills, Pathways Academy, and Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School. The [[New Mexico School for the Deaf]] runs a preschool for children with hearing impairments in Albuquerque.

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

====Main highways====
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Big-I abq.jpg|thumb|Interchange between [[I-40]] and [[I-25]], known as [[Big I]] {{Deletable image-caption|date=March 2012}}]] -->

Some of the main highways in the metro area include:

* [[Interstate 25 in New Mexico|Pan-American Freeway]]:<ref name="Bryan">{{Cite book|last=Bryan|first=Howard|title=Albuquerque Remembered|publisher=[[University of New Mexico Press]]|location=Albuquerque|year=1989|isbn=0-8263-3782-1|oclc=62109913|url=https://books.google.com/?id=rSQAbMtClsYC&lpg=PA248&dq=%22Pan%20American%20Freeway%22%20%22Coronado%20Freeway%22&pg=PA248#v=onepage&q=%22Pan%20American%20Freeway%22%20%22Coronado%20Freeway%22|accessdate=August 5, 2009}}</ref>{{Rp|248}} More commonly known as [[Interstate 25]] or "I-25", it is the main north–south highway on the city's eastern side of the [[Rio Grande]]. It is also the main north–south highway in the state (by connecting Albuquerque with [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] and [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]]) and a plausible route of the eponymous [[Pan American Highway]]. Since [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] was decommissioned in the 1980s, the only remaining US highway in Albuquerque, unsigned [[US-85]], shares its alignment with I-25. [[US-550]] splits off to the northwest from I-25/US-85 in [[Bernalillo, New Mexico|Bernalillo]].[[File:Albuquerque - aerial - I-40 east from Juan Tabo Blvd NE.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[Interstate 40]]]]
* [[Interstate 40 in New Mexico|Coronado Freeway]]:<ref name="Bryan" />{{Rp|248}} More commonly known as [[Interstate 40]] or "I-40", it is the city's main east–west traffic artery and an important transcontinental route. The freeway's name in the city is in reference to 16th century [[conquistador]] and explorer [[Francisco Vásquez de Coronado]].
* [[Paseo del Norte]]: (aka; State Highway 423): This 6-lane highway is approximately five miles north of Interstate-40. It runs from Tramway Blvd (at the base of the Sandia Mountains) to Interstate 25, through Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, over the Rio Grande River to North Coors Boulevard. Paseo Del Norte then continues west through the Petroglyph National Monument until it reaches Atrisco Vista Blvd and the Double Eagle II Airport. (the extension of this highway through this National Park from Golf Course Rd., through to Unser Blvd., was finally approved and opened in 2007). (Note: Interstate-25 and Paseo del Norte intersection under construction beginning in 2013, completed 2014).
* [[Coors Boulevard]]: Coors is the main north-south artery to the west of the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque. There is one full [[interchange (road)#Complete interchanges|interchange]] where it connects with Interstate 40. The rest of the route has [[stoplight]]s, [[sidewalk]]s and [[bike lane]]s. To the north of Interstate 40, part of the route is numbered as [[New Mexico State Road 448|State Highway 448]], while to the south, part of the route is numbered as [[New Mexico State Road 45|State Highway 45]].
* [[Central Avenue (Albuquerque)|Central Avenue]]: Central is one of the historical routings of [[US Highway 66|Route 66]], it is no longer a main through highway, its usefulness having been supplanted by Interstate 40.<ref name="Bryan" />{{Rp|248}}
* [[Alameda Boulevard (Albuquerque)|Alameda Boulevard]]: The main road to Rio Rancho, Alameda Blvd. stretches from Tramway Rd. to Coors. Blvd. Like Paseo del Norte, Alameda Blvd. is a freeway, that stretches from Corrales Rd. to Jefferson St.
* [[New Mexico State Road 556|Tramway Boulevard]]: Serves as a bypass around the northeastern quadrant, the route is designated as [[New Mexico State Road 556|NM-556]]. Tramway Boulevard starts at I-25 near Sandia Pueblo, and heads east as a two-lane road. It turns south near the base of the [[Sandia Peak Tramway]] and becomes a [[divided highway]] until its terminus near I-40 and Central Avenue by the western entrance to [[Tijeras Canyon]].

The [[interchange (road)|interchange]] between I-40 and I-25 is known as the "[[Big I]]".<ref name="Bryan" />{{Rp|248}} Originally built in 1966, it was rebuilt in 2002. The Big I is the only 5 level stack interchange in the state of New Mexico.

There are other major roads in Albuquerque too. These include San Mateo, Osuna, San Antonio, Academy, Carlisle, Lead, Coal, Rio Bravo, University, Lomas, Broadway/Edith, Montgomery/Montaño, Comanche, Rio Grande, Unser, 98th Street, Eubank, Juan Tabo, Louisiana, Wyoming, San Pedro, Gibson, Jefferson, Candelaria, and Menaul. The minor ones include Bridge, Corrales, Ellison/McMahon, Paradise Blvd, Golf Course Rd, Avenida Cesar Chavez, Isleta, Sunport, Dennis Chavez, Indian School, and Constitution.

====Bridges====
There are six road bridges that cross the [[Rio Grande]] and serve the municipality on at least one end if not both. The eastern approaches of the northernmost three all pass through adjacent unincorporated areas, the Village of [[Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico|Los Ranchos de Albuquerque]], or the [[North Valley, New Mexico|North Valley]]. In downstream order they are:
* '''Alameda Bridge'''
* '''Paseo del Norte Bridge'''
* '''Montaño Bridge'''
* ''' I-40 Bridge'''
* '''Central at Old Town Bridge'''
* '''Barelas Bridge'''

Two more bridges serve [[Urban area#United States|urbanized area]]s contiguous to the city's perforated southern boundary.
* '''Rio Bravo Bridge''' ([[NM 500]])
* '''I-25 Bridge''' (near [[Isleta Pueblo]])

====Rail====
[[File:Downtown Albuquerque stn look south.JPG|thumb|Rail Runner Express Downtown Albuquerque station train platform]]
The state owns most of the city's rail infrastructure which is used by a commuter rail system, long distance passenger trains, and the freight trains of the [[BNSF Railway]].

====Freight service====
[[BNSF Railway]] operates a small yard operation out of Abajo yard, located just south of the Cesar E. Chavez Ave. overpass and the [[New Mexico Rail Runner Express]] yards. Most freight traffic through the Central New Mexico region is processed via a much larger hub in nearby [[Belen, New Mexico]].

====Intercity rail====
[[Amtrak]]'s [[Southwest Chief]], which travels between Chicago and Los Angeles, serves the Albuquerque area daily with one stop in each direction at the [[Alvarado Transportation Center]] in downtown.

====Commuter rail====
The [[New Mexico Rail Runner Express]], a [[commuter rail]] line, began service between [[Sandoval County]] and Albuquerque in July 2006 using an existing [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] right-of-way which was purchased by New Mexico in 2005. Service expanded to [[Valencia County]] in December 2006 and to [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] on December 17, 2008. Rail Runner now connects [[Santa Fe County|Santa Fe]], Sandoval, [[Bernalillo County|Bernalillo]], and Valencia Counties with thirteen station stops, including three stops within Albuquerque.<ref>
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The trains connect Albuquerque to downtown Santa Fe with eight roundtrips per weekday. The section of the line running south to [[Belen, New Mexico|Belen]] is served less frequently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmrailrunner.com/PDF/Weekday%20Schedule%20SF%2012-08.pdf |format=PDF |title=New Mexico Rail Runner Express Monday–Friday Schedule |accessdate=December 23, 2008 |publisher=New Mexico Rail Runner Express |date=December 2, 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090114191537/http://www.nmrailrunner.com/PDF/Weekday%20Schedule%20SF%2012-08.pdf| archivedate= January 14, 2009 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

====Local mass transit==== <!-- Albuquerque Traction Company, and City Electric Company redirect here -->
[[File:Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Hub.jpg|thumb|New intermodal transportation hub in downtown Albuquerque]]

Albuquerque was one of two cities in New Mexico to have had electric street railways. Albuquerque's horse-drawn streetcar lines were electrified during the first few years of the 20th century. The '''Albuquerque Traction Company''' assumed operation of the system in 1905. The system grew to its maximum length of {{convert|6|mi|km}} during the next ten years by connecting destinations such as [[Old Town Albuquerque|Old Town]] to the west and the [[University of New Mexico]] to the east with the town's urban center near the former [[Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway]] depot. The Albuquerque Traction Company failed financially in 1915 and the vaguely named '''City Electric Company''' was formed. Despite traffic booms during the first world war, and unaided by lawsuits attempting to force the streetcar company to pay for paving, that system also failed later in 1927, leaving the [[streetcar]]'s "motorettes" unemployed.<ref name="Myrick">{{Cite book|last=Myrick|first=David F|title=New Mexico's Railroads --- An Historical Survey|publisher=Colorado Railroad Museum|location=Golden, Colorado|year=1970|id= Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 70-116915}}</ref>{{Rp|177–181}}

Today, Alvarado Station provides convenient access to other parts of the city via the city bus system, [[ABQ RIDE]]. ABQ RIDE operates a variety of bus routes, including the [[Rapid Ride]] express bus service.

In 2006 the City of Albuquerque under the mayorship of [[Martin Chavez]] had planned and attempted to "fast track" the development of a "Modern Streetcar" project. Funding for the US$270 million system was not resolved as many citizens vocally opposed the project. The city and [[ABQ RIDE|its transit department]] maintain a policy commitment to the [[streetcar]] project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/dec/04/council-streetcar-project-rushed/|title=Council: Streetcar project rushed|last=Gisick|first=Michael|date=December 4, 2006|publisher=Albuquerque Tribune|accessdate=April 26, 2009}}</ref> The project would run mostly in the southeast quadrant on Central Avenue and Yale Boulevard.

{{as of|2011}}, the city is working on a study to develop a [[Albuquerque Rapid Transit|bus rapid transit]] system through the Central Ave. corridor. This corridor carried 44% of all bus riders in the ABQ Ride system, making it a natural starting point for enhanced service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/transit/planning-for-the-future-bus-rapid-transit-brt-service-on-central-avenue|title=Planning for the Future: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Service on Central Avenue|publisher=CABQ.gov|accessdate=October 5, 2011}}</ref>

====Bicycle transit====
Albuquerque has a well-developed bicycle network.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cabq.gov/bike/|title = Biking in Albuquerque|publisher = City of Albuquerque}}</ref> In and around the city there are trails, bike routes, and paths that provide the residents and visitors with alternatives to motorized travel. In 2009, the city was reviewed as having a major up and coming bike scene in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.good.is/post/sorry-portland |title=Sorry, Portland |author= Eric Smillie |date=April 27, 2009|accessdate =August 5, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090626181231/http://www.good.is/post/sorry-portland| archivedate= June 26, 2009 | deadurl= no}}</ref> The same year, the City of Albuquerque opened its first Bicycle Boulevard on Silver Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S742822.shtml|title = Bike Boulevard to run through ABQ |publisher = KOB New Mexico|author = Jeremy Jojola|author2 = Joshua Panas|date = January 14, 2009|accessdate =August 5, 2009}}</ref> There are plans for more investment in bikes and bike transit by the city, including bicycle lending programs, in the coming years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/4869/blogs/city-hall/albuquerque-to-launch-bike-sharing-program.html|title=Albuquerque To Launch Bike-Sharing Program|work=abqjournal.com}}</ref>

====Walkability====

A 2011 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Albuquerque 28th most walkable of the fifty largest U.S. cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/|title=2011 City and Neighborhood Rankings |publisher=Walk Score |year=2011 |accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>

====Airports====
[[File:AlbuquerqueSunportentrance.JPG|thumb|[[Albuquerque International Sunport]]]]
Albuquerque is served by two airports, the larger of which is [[Albuquerque International Sunport]]. It is located 3&nbsp;miles (5&nbsp;km) southeast of the central business district of Albuquerque. The Albuquerque International Sunport served 5,888,811 passengers in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/airport/sunport-information/facts-figures |title=Sunport Facts & Figures |accessdate=February 12, 2009 |publisher=City of Albuquerque | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090213023917/http://www.cabq.gov/airport/sunport-information/facts-figures| archivedate= February 13, 2009 | deadurl= no}}{{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Double Eagle II Airport]] is the other airport. It is primarily used as an [[air ambulance]], corporate flight, military flight, training flight, [[charter flight]], and private flight facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabq.gov/airport/double-eagle-ii-airport |title=Double Eagle II Airport |accessdate=February 12, 2009 |publisher=City of Albuquerque | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090203011933/http://www.cabq.gov/airport/double-eagle-ii-airport| archivedate= February 3, 2009 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

===Utilities===
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====Energy====
[[PNM Resources]], New Mexico's largest electricity provider, is based in Albuquerque. They serve about 487,000 electricity customers statewide. New Mexico Gas Company provides natural gas services to more than 500,000 customers in the state, including the Albuquerque metro area.

====Sanitation====
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority is responsible for the delivery of [[drinking water]] and the treatment of [[wastewater]].
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South Side Water Reclamation Plant.

===Healthcare===
Albuquerque is the medical hub of New Mexico, hosting numerous state-of-the-art medical centers. Some of the city's top hospitals include the VA Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Heart Hospital of New Mexico, and Lovelace Women's Hospital. The University of New Mexico Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for the state's only medical school and provides the state's only residency training programs, children's hospital, burn center and level I pediatric and adult trauma centers. The University of New Mexico Hospital is also the home of a certified advanced primary stroke center as well as the largest collection of adult and pediatric specialty and subspecialty programs in the state.

==Media==
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The city is served by one major newspaper, the ''[[Albuquerque Journal]]'', and several smaller daily and weekly papers, including the alternative ''[[Weekly Alibi]]''. Albuquerque is also home to numerous radio and television stations that serve the metropolitan and outlying rural areas.

===Pop culture===

====In film====
Many [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon [[Short film|shorts]] feature Bugs traveling around the world by burrowing underground; he gets lost quite often while traveling and remarks, while consulting a map, "Should have made a left toin at Albukoykee". (Bugs first uses that line in ''[[Herr Meets Hare]]'' (1945).)<ref name="bcdb">{{Cite news|url=http://blog.bcdb.com/cartoon-day-herr-meets-hare-5572/|title=Herr Meets Hare|publisher=BCDB|date=January 10, 2013}}</ref>

Some parts of the 1999 movie, ''[[Pirates of the Silicon Valley]]'' were shot in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque has been featured in Hollywood movies such as ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' (2006), ''[[Sunshine Cleaning]]'' (2008), and ''[[Brothers (2009 film)|Brothers]]'' (2009).

In 2013, Albuquerque was listed on ''[[MovieMaker]]'' magazine's annual list of Top 10 Cities to be a Movie Maker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.moviemaker.com/archives/news/top-10-cities-moviemaker-2013/|title=Top 10 Cities to Be a Moviemaker|date=March 5, 2013}}</ref>

All three of [[Disney]]'s ''[[High School Musical]]'' movies are set in Albuquerque, at the fictional Albuquerque East High School (Wildcats) whose athletic (and academic) rivals are the fictional Albuquerque West High School (Knights). While the trilogy took place in Albuquerque, filming took place in [[Salt Lake City]].

[[Marvel Studios]]' film ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' (2012) was mostly (>75%) filmed at the Albuquerque Studios.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ballantinespr.com/News/Pacifica_Ventures/avengers.html|title=Behind the Scenes: "The Avengers" in Albuquerque, NM|date=May 14, 2012}}</ref>

''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]'' (2014), directed by [[Seth MacFarlane]], was filmed in various areas in and around Albuquerque.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

The 2013 film [[Force of Execution]] starring [[Steven Seagal]] is set and filmed in Albuquerque.

====In music====
Musicians who have lived in Albuquerque include [[Jim Morrison]], [[Glen Campbell]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[Demi Lovato]], [[Eric McFadden]], [[Rahim Al-Haj]], and [[Bernadette Seacrest]].

Music groups that have been based in Albuquerque include [[A Hawk and A Hacksaw]], [[Beirut (band)|Beirut]], [[The Eyeliners]], [[Hazeldine]], [[Leiahdorus]], [[Scared of Chaka]], and [[The Shins]].

The song "[[Albuquerque (song)|Albuquerque]]" by [[Weird Al Yankovic]] tells the story of a man moving to the city, and his absurd misadventures while living there.

[[Neil Young]]'s song "Albuquerque" can be found on the album ''[[Tonight's the Night (Neil Young album)|Tonight's the Night]]''.

"Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque" from ''[[The Partridge Family Album]]''.

====In television====
Albuquerque is the setting for the television shows ''[[In Plain Sight]]'' and ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', with the latter significantly boosting tourism in the area.<ref>{{cite web|last=Janela|first=Mike|title=Breaking Bad Cooks Up Record-Breaking Formula for Guinness World Records 2014 Edition|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/9/breaking-bad-cooks-up-record-breaking-formula-for-guinness-world-records-2014-edition-51000/|work=Guinness World Records 2014|publisher=Guinness World Records|accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Faust|first=Chris Gray|title='Breaking Bad' has been very good for Albuquerque|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/08/11/breaking-bad-albuquerque-tourism/2636859/|work=U.S.A. Today|publisher=Gannett Company, Inc.|accessdate=October 19, 2013|date=August 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Verrier|first=Richard|title='Breaking Bad' Tourism Boost Will Last Long After Series Leaves Albuquerque|url=http://skift.com/2013/08/07/breaking-bad-tourism-boost-will-last-long-after-series-leaves-albuquerque/|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=MCT Information Services|accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=The Associated Press|title='Breaking Bad' brings tourists to Albuquerque for 'meth' treats like blue rock candy, bath salts|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/breaking-bad-boosts-albuquerque-tourism-article-1.1289815|work=New York Daily News|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Thoren|first=Laura|title=Buzz surrounds 'burial' for Walter White 'Breaking Bad' character to have services in ABQ cemetery|url=http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/buzz-surrounds-burial-for-walter-white/-/9153728/22514828/-/kmocfu/-/index.html?absolute=true|work=KOAT-TV 7 News report|publisher=Hearst|accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref>

The 2015 TV series ''[[Better Call Saul]]'', a ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' spin-off, also takes place and is shot in Albuquerque.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitalbuquerque.org/albuquerque/film-tourism/better-call-saul/|title=Better Call Saul in Albuquerque|work=visitalbuquerque.org}}</ref>

[[Ethel Mertz]] (played by [[Vivian Vance]]), from the 1950s sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', often refers to Albuquerque as her hometown.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

Episode 15 of Season 12 of [[The Simpsons]] features Albuquerque as an antagonistic faction, planning to buy the Springfield Isotopes baseball team.

==Notable people==
{{Main article|List of people from Albuquerque}}

==Sister cities==
[[File:AlbuquerqueNMsistercities.JPG|thumb|Banner at the [[Albuquerque International Sunport]] listing Albuquerque's [[sister cities]]]]
Albuquerque has ten [[sister cities]], as designated by [[Sister Cities International]]:
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*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alburquerque, Badajoz|Alburquerque]], Spain
*{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Aşgabat]], Turkmenistan
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Chihuahua, Chihuahua|Chihuahua]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], Mexico
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gijón]], Spain
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Guadalajara]], Mexico<ref name="Guadalajara sisters">{{cite web | url =http://www.guadalajara.gob.mx/dependencias/relacionespublicas/versioningles/sistercities.html | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20120302011742/http://www.guadalajara.gob.mx/dependencias/relacionespublicas/versioningles/sistercities.html|archivedate = March 2, 2012 | title = Sister Cities, Public Relations | publisher = Guadalajara municipal government|accessdate = March 12, 2013}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Helmstedt]], Germany
*{{flagicon|ROC}} [[Hualien City]], Taiwan
*{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Lanzhou]], [[Gansu]], People's Republic of China
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Rehovot]], Israel
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sasebo, Nagasaki|Sasebo]], [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]], Japan
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==See also==
* [[National Old Trails Road]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* Ciotola, Nicholas P. "Italian immigrants in Albuquerque, 1880 to 1930: A study in Western distinctiveness." ''Journal of the West'' 43.4 (2004): 41-48.
* Luckingham, Bradford. ''The urban southwest: a profile history of Albuquerque, El Paso, Phoenix, Tucson'' (Texas Western Press, 1982)
* Simmons, Marc. ''Albuquerque: a narrative history'' (University of New Mexico Press, 1982)

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* [https://archive.org/stream/nationalmagazine21brayrich#page/n697/mode/1up 1905 Magazine Article with historical photos]
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