Las Vegas
city in and county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
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Summary
Las Vegas is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,936 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Miguel County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gallinas River[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Dalwhinnie[7]
- Postal code: 87701[8]
- Commons category: Las Vegas, New Mexico[9]
- Local dialing code: 505[10]
- Inception: 1835[11]
- Coordinate location: 35.596944444444, -105.2225[12]
- Official website: https://www.lasvegasnm.gov/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Las Vegas, New Mexico[14]
- Population: 14,408[15], 13,753[16], 13,166[17]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
- Capital of: San Miguel County[19]
- Official name: Las Vegas[20]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Las Vegas, New Mexico[21]
- Number of households: 5486[22]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Las Vegas, New Mexico[23]
- Different from: Las Vegas[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 1958[25]
- Area: 20.270932[26], 19.653459[27]
- Hashtag: vegas[28]
- Water as percent of area: 0.028[29]
- Territory overlaps: Las Vegas urban area[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Las Vegas include Las Vegas Municipal Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].
Why It Matters
Las Vegas has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Las Vegas Municipal Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].