Dulce, New Mexico

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Dulce, New Mexico is a small community in northern New Mexico that serves as the primary population and administrative center of the Jicarilla Apache Nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
unincorporated community
adminCenterOf Jicarilla Apache Nation NERFINISHED
areaCode 575
country United States of America
elevation about 2100 meters
about 6900 feet
FIPSCode 35-22040
GNISFeatureID 0899710
governedBy Jicarilla Apache tribal government NERFINISHED
hasClimate continental highland climate
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly Native American population
hasElementarySchool Dulce Elementary School NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentType tribal community under Jicarilla Apache Nation jurisdiction
hasHighSchool Dulce High School NERFINISHED
hasLanguageCommunity English speakers
Jicarilla Apache language speakers
hasMajorityPopulation Jicarilla Apache NERFINISHED
hasMiddleSchool Dulce Middle School NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity hunting and outdoor recreation
oil and gas development on tribal lands
timber and forestry-related activities
tribal government services
hasReligiousInstitutions Christian churches
hasSchoolDistrict Dulce Independent Schools NERFINISHED
hasTribalFacility Jicarilla Apache Nation courts NERFINISHED
Jicarilla Apache Nation health clinic
Jicarilla Apache Nation legislative center NERFINISHED
Jicarilla Apache Nation police department NERFINISHED
Jicarilla Apache Nation tribal offices NERFINISHED
isCountySeatOf de facto tribal administrative center (not county seat)
locatedIn Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
New Mexico
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Colorado Plateau transition zone NERFINISHED
eastern edge of the San Juan Mountains
locatedInRegion northern New Mexico
namedAfter Spanish word "dulce" meaning "sweet"
nearbyHighway New Mexico State Road 537 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED
partOf Four Corners region broadly defined NERFINISHED
population approximately 2600 (around 2020)
postalCode 87528
primaryPopulationCenterOf Jicarilla Apache Nation GENERATED
timeZone Mountain Standard Time NERFINISHED
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time NERFINISHED

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Jicarilla Apache capital Dulce, New Mexico
Jicarilla Apache largestCommunity Dulce, New Mexico
subject surface form: Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation