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Place Name
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Alamosa County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Alamosa
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Population
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13,617 (1990)
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Location
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Colorado, United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°34'N
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Longitude
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105°46'W
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Alamosa
, county (
723 sq mi/1,873 sq km; 1990 pop.
13,617), S Colo.;  Alamosa; 37°34'N 105°46'W. Irrigated agr.
area, watered by Rio Grande; bounded E by Sangre de Cristo Mts. Cattle,
sheep, wheat, hay, oats, barley, vegetables, potatoes. San Luis Valley
extends N-S between Sangra de Cristo and San Juan mts. Part of Great
Sand Dunes Natl. Monument and San Isabel Natl. Forest in NE; San Luis
Lakes State Park in NE; Alamosa Natl. Wildlife Reserve in SE; small
part of Monte Vista Natl. Wildlife Reserve in SW. Formed 1913.
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