Española (New Mexico)
| Española | |
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| Nickname : The Jewel of Northern New Mexico | |
 Location in New Mexico
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1880 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Mexico |
| County : | Rio Arriba County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 0 ′ N , 106 ° 4 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 9,549 (as of 2007) |
| Population density : | 440 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 21.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.7 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Postcodes : | 87532, 87533 |
| Area code : | +1 505 |
| FIPS : | 35-25170 |
| GNIS ID : | 928729 |
| Website : | www.cityofespanola.org |
| Mayor : | Joseph Maestas |
Española is a city in the north of the US state New Mexico in Rio Arriba County . Española has 9688 inhabitants and an area of 21.9 km² .
location
The city lies in a valley between the Jemez Mountains and the Sangre De Cristo Mountains . It is located on the Rio Grande , Rio Chama and Rio Santa Cruz rivers . The city is located about 40 km north of Santa Fe , about 70 km south of Taos and about 40 km east of Los Alamos .
history
The place was founded in 1598 by Juan de Oñate (1550-1626), who administered the province of Nuevo México of New Spain . Española was the first administrative center in what is now the United States to be founded by Europeans.
In the 1880s a railway line was built near the place .
Personalities
- Patricia Diane Lopez , computer scientist
Web links
Commons : Española, New Mexico - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
