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Place Name
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Bernalillo County
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Pronunciation
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buhr-nuh-LEE-o
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Albuquerque
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Population
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480,577 (1990)
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Location
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New Mexico, United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°02'N
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Longitude
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106°40'W
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Bernalillo
(buhr-nuh-LEE-o), county (
1,168 sq mi/3,025 sq km; 1990
pop. 480,577), N central N.Mex.;  Albuquerque; 35°02'N
106°40'W. Cattle, some sheep; dairying; chiles, corn, hay, alfalfa,
oats, barley, grapes. Limestone. Coal. Drained by Rio Grande and Rio
Puerco. Part of Cibola Natl. Forest in E, Sandia Mts. and Manzano Range
in E. Isleta Indian Reservation, including Isleta Pueblo, in S; parts
of Laguna and Canoncito Indian Reservation in W; Indian
Petroglyoph State Park in NW center; Petroglyph Natl. Monument and
Shooting Range State Park in W center; San Gabriel and Rio Gabriel
Nature Center state parks, in Albuquerque, at center of co.; Sandia
State Recreational Area and Sandia Park Ski Area, at Sandia Crest peak,
in NE. Formed 1852.
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