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Espanola
The United States of America is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
Espanola is located at United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 21.9 square kilometers. The 21.7 square kilometers of it is land and 0.2 square kilometers of it is water. The total area covered by water is 0.83 percent. Espanola is over a mile high at an elevation of around 5,595 feet with much variance. It is in a valley nestled between the Jemez and Sangre De Cristo mountain ranges, and the meeting point of three rivers, the Rio Grande, the Rio Chama, and the Rio Santa Cruz.
Espanola was the first European-founded capital of the New World. Espanola itself was founded in the 1880s as a stop on the Chile Line railroad, but has now grown to include many of the outlying rural communities. This includes the area in which Don Juan de Ornate declared a capital for Spain in 1598.
In the city the population was spread out, with 27.8 percent under the age of 18, 9.7 percent from 18 to 24, 28.1 percent from 25 to 44, 22.1 percent from 45 to 64, and 12.3 percent who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females aged eighteen and over, there were 94.6 males.
Espanola experiences a boom with day tourists, owing to the clear air, town character with rich culture, high quality of life and conspicuously original history. The picturesque scenery, the majesty of nature, the slow pace of life, and the welcoming nature of its people also combine to make this region one of the most important tourist attractions in United States.
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