city in and county seat of Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and the capitol of New Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santa Fe (English pronunciation: /ˌsæntəˈfeɪ/; Tewa: Ogha Po'oge, Navajo: Yootó) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state. It is the seat of Santa Fe County. Santa Fe (literally 'holy faith' in Spanish) had a population of 87,505 in the 2020 census.[4] It is the principal city of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Santa Fe County and is part of the larger Santa Fe-Española Combined Statistical Area. The city's full name when founded was "La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís" ("The Royal Town of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi").[5]
Santa Fe
La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís | |
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State capital of New Mexico | |
Palace of the Governors Loretto Chapel Santa Fe Plaza Cathedral Basilica Lensic Theater IAIA Museum | |
Etymology: Spanish for "Holy Faith" | |
Nickname: The City Different | |
![]() Location in Santa Fe County, New Mexico | |
Coordinates: 35°40′2″N 105°57′52″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Santa Fe |
Founded | 1610 |
Founded by | Pedro de Peralta |
Named for | St. Francis of Assisi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alan Webber (D) |
• City Council | Councilors[1] |
Area | |
• City | 52.34 sq mi (135.57 km2) |
• Land | 52.23 sq mi (135.28 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
Elevation | 6,998 ft (2,133 m) |
Population | |
• City | 87,505 |
• Density | 1,675.28/sq mi (646.83/km2) |
• Metro | 154,823 (Santa Fe MSA) 1,162,523 (Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas CSA) |
Demonym(s) | Santa Fean; Santafesino, -na |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP Codes | 87501–87509, 87540, 87592, 87594 |
Area code | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-70500 |
GNIS feature ID | 936823[3] |
Primary airport | Albuquerque International Sunport ABQ (Major/International) |
Secondary airport | Santa Fe Regional Airport- KSAF (Public) |
Website | santafenm |
In 1912, New Mexico became the United States of America's 47th state, with Santa Fe as its capital.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 52.3 square miles (135.6 km2), of which, 52.2 square miles (135.3 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (0.21%) is water.
Santa Fe is at 7,199 feet (2134 m) above sea level, making it the highest state capital in the United States.[6]
Santa Fe has many world-class museums. Many are around the historic downtown Plaza or close by:
Others are on Museum Hill:[7]
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