<Tr> <Th> Interstates </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cabq.gov </Td> </Tr> <P> Albuquerque (/ ˈælbəˌkɜːrki / (listen) AL - bə - kur - kee; Navajo: Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil / pèːʔèltíːl tɑ̀xsɪ̀nɪ̀l /) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico . The high - elevation city serves as the county seat of Bernalillo County, and it is situated in the north central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande . The city population is 559,277 as of the July 1, 2016 population estimate from the United States Census Bureau, and ranks as the 32nd - largest city in the U.S. The Albuquerque metropolitan statistical area (or MSA) has a population of 909,906 according to the United States Census Bureau's most recently available estimate for 2015 . Albuquerque is the 60th - largest United States metropolitan area . The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city 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 as of the July 1, 2016, Census Bureau estimates . </P> <P> Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM), Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratories, the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS), Presbyterian Health Services, and Petroglyph National Monument . The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south . Albuquerque is also the home of the International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest such gathering of hot - air balloons from around the globe . The event takes place during the first week of October . </P>

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