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Place Name
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Dona Ana County
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Pronunciation
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DON-yuh A-nuh
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Las Cruces
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Location
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New Mexico, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Dona Ana
(DON-yuh A-nuh), county (
3,804 sq mi/9,852 sq km), S
N.Mex.;  Las Cruces. Irrigated agr. and livestock area; watered
by Rio Grande; bounded S by Texas and Mexico (Chihuahua). Cattle,
sheep; dairying; chiles, jalapenos, onions, lettuce, pecans, cotton,
corn, hay, alfalfa, sorghum wheat, spinach, triticale, melons, cabbage,
fruit, nuts. Stone. Organ Mts. in E, part of White Sands Natl. Monument
in NE. Formed 1852. Acquirre Springs Natl. Recreation Area in E;
Leasburg Dam State Park and Fort Selden State Monument in N center;
part of large White Sands Missile Range, including White Sands Space
Harbor (landing site of space shuttle), in NE corner.
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