Rio Arriba County | |
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Coordinates: 36°31′N 106°42′W / 36.51°N 106.7°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
Founded | 1852 |
Named for | location on the upper Rio Grande (río arriba means "upriver" in Spanish) |
Seat | Tierra Amarilla |
Largest city | Española |
Government | |
• County Manager | Jeremy G. Maestas |
Area | |
• Total | 5,896 sq mi (15,270 km2) |
• Land | 5,861 sq mi (15,180 km2) |
• Water | 35 sq mi (90 km2) 0.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,363 |
• Density | 6.8/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Rio Arriba County (Spanish: Condado de Río Arriba) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,363.[1] Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla.[2] Its northern border is the Colorado state line.
Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area.