Tijeras

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Tijeras is a small village in central New Mexico, located in the Sandia Mountains just east of Albuquerque.

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instanceOf census-designated place
village
areaCode 505
climate semi-arid
country United States of America
countrySubdivision Bernalillo County
countySeatOf none
distanceToAlbuquerque approximately 10 miles east
economicActivity commuter residential community for Albuquerque
local services
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1950 meters
approximately 6400 feet
FIPScode 35-77240
GNISFeatureID 0912620
hasFeature mountainous terrain
piñon-juniper woodland vegetation
hasGovernmentType village government
hasLandmark Tijeras Canyon
Tijeras Pueblo archaeological site
hasMajorHighway Interstate 40
New Mexico State Road 333
New Mexico State Road 337
hasReligiousBuilding Holy Child Catholic Church
incorporatedIn 20th century
isPartOf Bernalillo County Public School District service area
isTouristGatewayTo Cibola National Forest
surface form: Cibola National Forest (Sandia Ranger District)
locatedEastOf Albuquerque
locatedIn Bernalillo County
New Mexico
locatedInCanyon Tijeras Canyon
locatedInMountainRange Sandia Mountains
locatedInRegion central New Mexico
namedAfter Spanish word "tijeras" meaning "scissors"
nearestMajorCity Albuquerque
nearMountain Sandia Peak
surface form: Sandia Crest
partOf Albuquerque metropolitan area
populationCensus2010 approximately 541
postalCode 87059
primaryLanguage English
region Sandia Mountains foothills
surface form: East Mountains region of Bernalillo County
secondaryLanguage Spanish
servesAs gateway to East Mountain communities
state New Mexico
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
surface form: Mountain Standard Time
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time
transportRole junction of I-40 and NM 337

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Bernalillo County contains Tijeras