Belen, New Mexico

Belén, New Mexico
City
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Nicknames:  The Hub City, B-Town
Location of Belen, New Mexico
Belén, New Mexico Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°39′46″N 106°46′35″W / 34.66278°N 106.77639°W / 34.66278; -106.77639
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Valencia
Settled	1740
Incorporated	1918
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Robert Noblin[citation needed]
Area [1]
• Total	19.08 sq mi (49.41 km2)
• Land	19.05 sq mi (49.35 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,810 ft (1,470 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	7,360
• Density	386.27/sq mi (149.14/km2)
Demonym	Belenite
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	87002
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-06480
GNIS ID	2409814[2]
Website	belen-nm.gov

Belén (/bəˈlɪn/; Spanish: Belén) is the second most populated city in Valencia County, New Mexico, the United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 as of the 2020 Census.

Belén is Spanish for Bethlehem. It gained the nickname "Hub City" after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway completed a line through it in 1907.^[4] The city is geographically near the center of New Mexico, and is a significant transportation hub that includes access to rails, Interstate Highway 25, and air at Valencia County's only public airport.

Belén is at the southern end of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located 35 miles south of Albuquerque.