Socorro, New Mexico

E99688

city county seat

Socorro, New Mexico is a small city in central New Mexico known for its proximity to the Very Large Array radio telescope and New Mexico Tech, a prominent science and engineering university.

Aliases (1)

Socorro ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
country	United States of America →
economyIncludes	education sector → research activities → tourism related to Very Large Array →
governmentType	municipal government →
hasAreaCode	575 →
hasClimate	semi-arid climate →
hasEducationalInstitution	New Mexico Tech →
hasFIPSCode	35-73940 →
hasGNISFeatureID	0915880 →
hasHigherEducationFocus	engineering → mining → science → technology →
hasMajorHighway	Interstate 25 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED →
hasNearbyAttraction	Very Large Array Visitor Center →
hasNearbyFacility	New Mexico Tech Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center → New Mexico Tech campus observatory →
hasPostalCode	87801 →
hasSignificantLanguage	Spanish →
hasUniversity	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology →
hasUTCOffset	UTC−07:00 →
hasUTCOffsetDST	UTC−06:00 →
isCountySeatOf	Socorro County, New Mexico NERFINISHED →
isGatewayTo	Very Large Array →
isKnownFor	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology → proximity to the Very Large Array radio telescope →
isNear	Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge → Very Large Array →
isNorthOf	Truth or Consequences, New Mexico →
isPartOf	American Southwest → Rio Grande corridor →
isServedBy	Socorro Municipal Airport →
isSouthOf	Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED →
languageMajority	English →
locatedIn	New Mexico → Socorro Basin region → Socorro County, New Mexico NERFINISHED → central New Mexico →
locatedInTimeZone	Mountain Time Zone →
locatedOn	Rio Grande Valley →
namedAfter	Spanish word "socorro" →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Socorro County, New Mexico →	capital
El Paso County ("Socorro") →	contains
Socorro County, New Mexico →	countySeat
National Radio Astronomy Observatory →	hasFacility
National Radio Astronomy Observatory →	hasOffice
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology →	locatedIn
San Antonio, New Mexico →	locatedNear
Socorro County, New Mexico →	namedAfter
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge →	nearestCity