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Albuquerque, New Mexico 00:02:42 1 Etymology 00:03:31 2 History 00:13:13 3 Geography 00:15:16 3.1 Geology 00:17:54 3.2 Cityscape 00:18:03 3.2.1 Quadrants 00:18:33 3.2.1.1 Northeast Quadrant 00:19:42 3.2.1.2 Northwest Quadrant 00:20:56 3.2.1.3 Southeast Quadrant 00:21:41 3.2.1.4 Southwest Quadrant 00:23:06 3.3 Climate 00:26:53 3.4 Hydrology 00:29:23 4 Demographics 00:32:21 4.1 Religion 00:33:47 5 Arts and culture 00:34:20 5.1 Points of interest 00:35:30 5.2 International Balloon Fiesta 00:35:59 5.3 Architecture 00:38:10 5.4 Parks and recreation 00:39:00 6 Sports 00:40:13 7 Government and politics 00:41:50 7.1 Police department 00:43:55 8 Economy 00:46:02 9 Education 00:48:33 10 Infrastructure 00:48:42 10.1 Transportation 00:48:51 10.1.1 Main highways 00:52:30 10.1.2 Bridges 00:53:21 10.1.3 Rail 00:53:39 10.1.4 Freight service 00:54:07 10.1.5 Intercity rail 00:54:27 10.1.6 Commuter rail 00:55:16 10.1.7 Local mass transit 00:57:21 10.1.8 Bicycle transit 00:58:00 10.1.9 Walkability 00:58:17 10.1.10 Airports 00:58:58 10.2 Utilities 00:59:06 10.2.1 Energy 00:59:35 10.2.2 Sanitation 01:00:01 10.3 Healthcare 01:00:53 11 Media 01:01:20 11.1 In popular culture 01:01:29 11.1.1 In film 01:02:49 11.1.2 In music 01:03:31 11.1.3 In television 01:04:20 12 Notable people 01:04:29 13 Sister cities and twin towns 01:05:22 14 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Albuquerque ( (listen) AL-bə-kur-kee; Navajo: Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil [pèːʔèltíːl tɑ̀xsɪ̀nɪ̀l]; Eastern Keres: Arawageeki; Jemez: Vakêêke; Zuni: Alo:ke:k'ya ;Jicarilla Apache: Gołgéeki'yé) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the 32nd-most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated population of 558,545 in 2017. Albuquerque is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area which has 910,726 residents as of July 2017. Albuquerque's MSA is the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The Albuquerque MSA population includes the cities of Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, Corrales, Los Lunas, Belen, Bosque Farms, and forms part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, with a total population of 1,171,991 in 2016. The city was named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque who was Viceroy of New Spain from 1702 to 1711. The growing village was named by provincial governor, Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. The Duke's title referred to the Spanish town of Alburquerque, in the province of Badajoz, near the border with Portugal. Albuquerque serves as the county seat of Bernalillo County, and is situated in the north central part of the state. The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city. Albuquerque has one of the highest elevations of any major city in the U.S. with ranges from 4,900 feet (1,490 m) above sea level near the Rio Grande to over 6,700 feet (1,950 m) in the foothill areas of Sandia Heights and Glenwood Hills. Albuquerque is home to institutions and monuments such as Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratories, the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, the University of New Mexico, Central New Mexico Community College, Presbyterian Medical Services, Presbyterian Health Services, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque Biological Park, and the Petroglyph National Monument. The city is the location of the New Mexico Technology Corridor, a concentration of high-tech private companies and government institutions. Albuquerque is also the home of the International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest such gathering of hot-air balloons from around the globe, taking place every October. |