Belen

Also known as Belen, New Mexico, Belen, NM

city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Mexico
County: Valencia
Type: Mayor-Council
Mayor: Robert Noblin "Belen City Page" .
Total: 19.08 sq mi (49.41 km )
Land: 19.05 sq mi (49.35 km )
Water: 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km )
Elevation: 4,810 ft (1,470 m)
Density: 386.3/sq mi (149.14/km )
Demonym: Belenite
Time zone: UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
Summer dst: UTC-6 (MDT)
Fips code: 35-06480
Website: belen-nm.gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Belen
Population: 7360
Area: 21.53903
Elevation: 1466
Official website: www.belen-nm.gov
Image: Belen New Mexico Public Library.jpg
Households: 2679
Dialing code: 505

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Commons category: Belen, New Mexico
postal code: 87002
inception: 1740-00-00
native label: Belen
water as percent of area: 0.2742
per capita income: 19237

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Belén (/bəˈlɪn/; Spanish: Belén) is the second most populated city in Valencia County, New Mexico, the United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 as of the 2020 Census.

Belén is Spanish for Bethlehem. It gained the nickname "Hub City" after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway completed a line through it in 1907. The city is geographically near the center of New Mexico, and is a significant transportation hub that includes access to rails, Interstate Highway 25, and air at Valencia County's only public airport.