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New Mexico

State

New Mexico is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States, one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado and Arizona. Admitted to the Union in 1912 as the 47th state, its capital is Santa Fe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Santa Fe 1
Population
2,125,498 1
2025 estimate from New Mexico's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
314,915 1
Admission Year
1912 1
Admitted to the Union January 6, 1912 (47th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
34 degrees north 1
Longitude
106 degrees west 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Arizona, States or Territories
Source Arizona (Wikipedia)
Colorado, States or Territories
Source Colorado (Wikipedia)
Oklahoma, States or Territories
Source New Mexico (Wikipedia)
Texas, States or Territories
Source New Mexico (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Santa Fe, Cities

Santa Fe is in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

Source Santa Fe (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

New Mexico is a state of the United States.

Source New Mexico (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Santa Fe, Cities

Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico.

Source Santa Fe (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Origin Of

Maria Martinez

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Geronimo

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Location Of

Mexican-American War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Mexican-American WarInfobox: locationtier 4
Quote, Infobox: location
Texas, New Mexico, California; Northern, Central, and Eastern Mexico; Mexico City

Site Of

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Abbey Brewing Company

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Sandia National Laboratories

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Southwestern Brewery and Ice Company

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Also in Computing Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Los Alamos National Laboratory (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the American southwest

Found There

Kearny Code

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Ankalagon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ankalagon (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Discovered in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico
Arizona gray squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Arizona gray squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Sciurus arizonensis can be found in parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Sonora, Mexico.
Bassariscus parvus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Bassariscus parvusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Blancocamelus meadei

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Blancocamelus meadeiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Blickomylus galushai

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Blickomylus galushaiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Camelops hesternus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Colorado chipmunk

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Colorado chipmunk (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is endemic to Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in the United States.
Golden-mantled ground squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Spermophilus lateralis (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, where it lives
Quote, Geographic Range, where it lives
and down to northwestern New Mexico and southern California.
Gray-collared chipmunk

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tamias cinereicollis (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
is found all throughout central and eastern Arizona and central and southwest New Mexico in the United States
Gray-footed chipmunk

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gray-footed chipmunk (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is endemic to New Mexico
Harris's antelope squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Harris's antelope squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, New Mexico
Quote, Lead, New Mexico
It is found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States
Hemiauchenia macrocephala

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Hemiauchenia macrocephalaOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Lesser long-nosed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser long-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
In the north, they reach southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Martinogale nambiana

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Martinogale (Wikipedia)Section on the nambiana species, find place
Quote, Section on the nambiana species, find place
discovered in the Santa Fé Marls, New Mexico
Megatylopus matthewi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Megatylopus matthewiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Miolabis fissidens

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Miolabis fissidensOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Paramiolabis minutus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Paramiolabis minutusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Pelecyphora sneedii

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Pelecyphora sneedii (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert, where it occurs in scattered locations in New Mexico, Texas, and Chihuahua.
Pleiolama vera

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Pleiolama veraOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Protolabis transmontanus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Protolabis transmontanusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Protolabis yavapaiensis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Protolabis yavapaiensisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Rakomylus raki

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Rakomylus rakiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Stenomylus gracilis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Stenomylus gracilisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Stenomylus taylori

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Stenomylus tayloriOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "New Mexico"
Kolowis Awithlaknannai

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Digital Ludeme Project: Kolowis Awithlaknannai (Ludii Portal)Region
Quote, Region
Origin New Mexico
Sources
1. New Mexico (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Santa Fe
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 2,125,498
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    314,915
  • Article text
    New Mexico was a territory for 64 years before it was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912.
  • Article text
    The state has 33 counties and 106 municipalities, which include cities, towns, villages, and a consolidated city-county, Los Alamos.
  • Introduction
    New Mexico is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona.
  • Adjacent To: Oklahoma, Lead section, borders Oklahoma
    It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.
  • Adjacent To: Texas, Lead section, borders Texas
    It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.
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Wikidata: New Mexico
Wikidata Q1522, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Arizona (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Arizona, Lead section, borders New Mexico
Quote, Adjacent To: Arizona, Lead section, borders New Mexico
sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.
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Colorado (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Colorado, Lead section, borders New Mexico
Quote, Adjacent To: Colorado, Lead section, borders New Mexico
It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
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