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Place Name
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Luna County
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Pronunciation
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LOO-nuh
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Deming
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Population
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18,110 (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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32°10'N
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Longitude
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107°45'W
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Luna
(LOO-nuh), county (
2,965 sq mi/7,679 sq km; 1990
pop. 18,110), SW N.Mex.;  Deming; 32°10'N 107°45'W.
Livestock and grain (cattle, some sheep; melons, grapes, fruit, nuts,
jalapenos, chiles, onions, green beans, cabbage, some lettuce;
pecans, cotton, corn, sorghum, hay, alfalfa, wheat, oats, barley) area
bordering on Mexico (Chihuahua) in S. Fla. Mts. in SE, part of
Mimbre Mts., including Cooke's Peak, in N. Formed 1901.
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