Las Cruces
city in and county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Summary
Las Cruces is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,605 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Doña Ana County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Ken Miyagishima[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Shares border with: Doña Ana[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Nienburg/Weser[8], Ciudad Juárez[9]
- Postal code: 88001[10], 88003[11], 88004[12], 88005[13], 88006[14], 88007[15], 88011[16], 88012[17], 88013[18]
- Commons category: Las Cruces, New Mexico[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC−07:00[20], Mountain Time Zone[21]
- Local dialing code: 575[22]
- Inception: 1849[23]
- Official website: http://www.las-cruces.org[24], https://www.lascruces.gov[25]
- IPA transcription: /lɑːsˈkrusɪs/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Las Cruces, New Mexico[27]
- Population: 97,618[28], 111,385[29], 82,671[30], 74,267[31], 62,360[32], 45,086[33]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Las Cruces, New Mexico[34]
- Capital of: Doña Ana County[35]
- Official name: Las Cruces[36]
- Category for people born here: Q8060841[37]
- Category for people who died here: Q32371843[38]
- Number of households: 41,467[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Las Cruces, New Mexico[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 1191 m[41]
- Area: 199.521237 km²[42], 198.470253 km²[43], 199.506948 km²[44], 199.256107 km²[45], 0.250841 km²[46]
- Water as percent of area: 0.18 percent[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Las Cruces include Las Cruces International Airport[48], an international airport[49], in United States[50] and 60186 it[51], an asteroid[52].
Why It Matters
Las Cruces has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Las Cruces International Airport[48], an international airport[49], in United States[50] and 60186 it[51], an asteroid[52].