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Also known as Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Rio Arriba County, NM

county in New Mexico, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
New Mexico
Named after
location on the upper Rio Grande ( río arriba means "upriver" in Spanish)
Seat
Tierra Amarilla
Largest city
Española
County manager
Jeremy G. Maestas
Total
5,896 sq mi (15,270 km )
Land
5,861 sq mi (15,180 km )
Water
35 sq mi (91 km ) 0.6%
Estimate 2025
39,832
Density
6.887/sq mi (2.659/km )
Time zone
UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst
UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district
3rd
Website
www .rio-arriba .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Rio Grande
Located in
New Mexico
Contains
Dulce
Population
39465
Area
15171
Shares border with
Los Alamos County
Official website
www.rio-arriba.org
Image
Rio Arriba CCH.jpg
Households
13035
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Commons category
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
inception
1852-00-00
water as percent of area
0.6
native label
Rio Arriba County
per capita income
23819
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Encyclopedic overview

Rio Arriba County (Spanish: Condado de Río Arriba) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,363. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line.

Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, New Mexico, micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rio Arriba County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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