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Place Name
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Alamosa
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Alamosa County
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Population
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7,579 (1990)
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Location
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Alamosa County, Colorado (CO), United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°28'N
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Longitude
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105°52'W
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Alamosa
, town (1990 pop. 7,579),  Alamosa co., S Colo.,
on Rio Grande, in San Luis Valley, and
90 mi/145 km SW of Pueblo; 37°28'N
105°52'W. Elev. 7,500 ft/2,286 m. RR
junction. Shipping and processing center, with RR shops, for San Luis
Valley; dairy and meat prods., potatoes; light mfg. Adams State Col.
here. Nearby is state soldiers' and sailors' home. Rio Grande Natl.
Forest to W; San Luis Lakes State Park and Great Sand Dunes Natl.
Monument and part of San Isabel Natl. Forest in NE (including Blanca
Peak, 14,345 ft/4,372 m); Alamosa Natl.
Wildlife Refuge to SE; Monte Vista Natl. Wildlife Refuge. City founded
and inc. 1878 with coming of RR.
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