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Albuquerque is the most populous city in the state of New Mexico. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 448,607. It is the among the forty most populous cities in the United States. The census bureau esimated the population to be 471,856 in 2003. According to this estimate, the city is gaining population at a rate of 1.23% per year.
The city is a part of the Albuquerque metro area. It is the the seat of Bernalillo county. It has an area of 180.6 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 35°05'04" north and 106°39'02" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 3502000.
University of New Mexico Main Campus and Albuquerque T-VI A Community College are in Albuquerque.
Albuquerque International Sunport airport serves the city. Interstate Highways 25 and 40 pass through Albuquerque. Cochiti Lake is in or near the city.
The city has an arid steppe climate with an annual precipitation of 9.47 inches. Winters are generally cool with very little precipitation and summers are hot with little rain.
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