Albuquerque (äl-bōō-kār' kā), the county seat of Bernadillo County, New Mexico. It is 56 miles southwest from Santa Fe, and its elevation is 4930 feet. The territorial University of New Mexico is situated in this city. Among the chief industries of the city are the trade in wool and hides and manufactures of lumber, sash, doors, boxes, etc. There are mines of gold, silver, copper and iron in the vicinity. The Rio Grande, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Atlantic and Pacific railroads pass through Albuquerque. Albuquerque is growing very rapidly; the population in 1910, is 11,020.