Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County | |
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Rio Arriba County Courthouse, Isaac Rapp, architect, 1916-17 | |
Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico | |
New Mexico's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′N 106°42′W / 36.51°N 106.7°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Named after | 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. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. 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.