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about Santa Fe

Santa Fe (Spanish: santa holy, fe faith) is the capital of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 62,203. It is the county seat of Santa Fe County.

The elevation of Santa Fe is 1934.9m (6348 ft), as surveyed at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport. (Compared with 1655.4 m for Denver, Colorado)

The city has consciously attempted to preserve and display a regional architectural style. By a law passed in 1958, all new and rebuilt buildings must exhibit the Spanish-Pueblo style of architecture, based on the adobe (mud and straw) and wood construction of the past. Many Cape-Cod-style houses in the city have had tile roofs and mock adobe walls added.

In addition to being a state capital, the city saw an art and tourism boom in the 1970s, resulting in a population of income and educational level above the average of the U.S. southwest. Sophisticated restaurants, boutiques, and galleries line the streets of the city center and Canyon Road.

A lovely time to visit Santa Fe is around the second week of September when the aspens of the nearby Sangre de Cristo Range turn colors. This is also around the time of year when the locals burn "Zozobra" -- a fifty-foot man-puppet wearing a dress, supposedly an effigy of gloom.

Santa Fe geography

Santa Fe is located at 35°40'2" North, 105°57'52" West (35.667231, -105.964575).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 96.9 km² (37.4 mi²). 96.7 km² (37.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.21% water.

Santa Fe history

Santa Fe was founded in 1607, making it the oldest capital city and the second oldest city in the United States of America, behind St. Augustine, Florida (1565). It became part of the United States in 1912.

The full name of Santa Fe is "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís," or "The Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi."

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