Santa Fe (New Mexico)
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New Mexico Capitol |
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Foundation : | approx. 1607/08 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | New Mexico | |
County : | Santa Fe County | |
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) |
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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 |
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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
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.
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 |
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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.
sons and daughters of the town
- Donaciano Vigil (1802–1877), Territorial Governor of New Mexico
- Arthur Seligman (1873–1933), the 9th Governor of New Mexico from 1931 to 1933
- Charles Armijo Woodruff (1884–1945), naval officer
- Frank V. Ortiz, Jr. (1926-2005), diplomat
- Lori Nelson (1933-2020), actress
- John Dendahl (1938–2013), Republican politician and columnist
- Tim Wirth (* 1939), politician
- Andrew Noren (1943–2015), avant-garde film director and film producer
- Ben R. Luján (* 1972), politician
- Adrian Grenier (* 1976), actor and musician
- Olivia O'Lovely (* 1976), porn actress
- Leroy Petry (* 1979), Sergeant First Class
- Aviva Baumann (* 1984), actress
Twin cities
- Bukhara , Uzbekistan
- Parral , Mexico
- Santa Fe , Spain
- Sorrento , Italy
- Tsuyama , Japan
- Holguín , Cuba
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed November 8, 2018.
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 6, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 6, 2020. - ↑ http://factfinder2.census.gov census results . Retrieved April 8, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico (USA): State, Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
- ↑ M.Mitchell Waldrop: Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos . Simon & Schuster 1992, ISBN 978-0-671-87234-2