Santa Fe (New Mexico)

Santa Fe
	Nickname : The City Different
	; New Mexico Capitol
Location in county and state
	Santa Fe
	Santa Fe
Basic data
Foundation :	approx. 1607/08
State :	United States
State :	New Mexico
County :	Santa Fe County
Coordinates :	35 ° 41 ′ N , 105 ° 57 ′ W Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′ N , 105 ° 57 ′ W
Time zone :	Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Inhabitants : ; - Metropolitan Area :	83,875 (as of 2016); 148,651 (as of 2016)
Population density :	867.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	96.9 km 2 (about 37 mi 2 ) of; which 96.7 km 2 (about 37 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	2231 m
Structure:	14 districts
Postcodes :	87500-87599
Area code :	+1 505
FIPS :	35-70500
GNIS ID :	0936823
Website :	www.santafenm.gov
Mayor :	Alan M. Webber (D)
	; Palace of the Governors (2004)

Santa Fe [ ˌsæntəˈfeɪ ] (full name La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís , Spanish for The Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi ) is the capital of the US state of New Mexico . It is located in Santa Fe County at about 2000 meters above sea level in the northern part of the state, near the Sangre de Cristo Range with mountains towering over 3000 m. The city's population was 67,947 at the 2010 census .

history

The San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe was built in 1610, making it the oldest church in the United States

As early as the 12th century, there was an Indian settlement on the site of today's city . The first Spaniards came in the 16th century . In 1610 Santa Fe became the seat of the governor of the province of Nuevo Méjico of the viceroyalty of New Spain . Santa Fe is the oldest capital in the United States. The English Pilgrim Fathers with their ship Mayflower did not set foot on the east coast of what is now the United States more than ten years later.

As of 1820, Santa Fe was the main center of trade with the United States via the Santa Fe Trail . Because of its history, Santa Fe has several historic buildings including the oldest public building, the Governor's Palace from 1610, and the oldest church in the United States, the San Miguel Chapel, which was built that same year.

Santa Fe Plaza (2012)

The National Park Service has four National Historic Landmarks for Santa Fe : the Palace of the Governors , the Santa Fe Plaza , the Barrio De Analco Historic District, and the National Park Service Southwest Regional Office . 63 buildings and sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of March 6, 2020).

Population development

year	Residents
1980	48,953
1990	56,537
2000	62.203
2010	67,947
2016	83,875

Culture

Today, with around 200 galleries, Santa Fe is one of the most important places on the American art scene. As early as the middle of the 20th century, the city fathers recognized the importance of preserving and beautifying the cityscape. So it was made compulsory to build every new building in the traditional pueblo style, the adobe construction method . Preserved buildings and systems were placed under monument protection and restored. The result is a cityscape that cannot be compared to any other city of its size in the United States. The identification of the residents with their city and the great attraction for artists and vacationers is largely based on this urban planning.

The Museum of International Folk Art has existed since 1953 .

media

KSFR , Public Radio Station , White Rock

science

In 1984 the science location Santa Fe achieved worldwide importance with the establishment of the Santa Fe Institute , which is regarded as the starting point for the theory of complex systems . Eminent scientists such as the Nobel Prize winners Murray Gell-Mann ( physics ), Philip Warren Anderson (physics) and Kenneth Arrow ( economics ) came together here to establish Santa Fe as the center of a new science.