Gallup, New Mexico

Gallup

Navajo: *Naʼnízhoozhí*
Zuni: *Kalaba'kwe*
Gallup Navajo: Naʼnízhoozhí ; Zuni: Kalaba'kwe
City
	Motels and businesses in Gallup
	Flag
	Nickname: "Indian Capital of the World"
	Location of Gallup in New Mexico
	Gallup Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 35°31′41″N 108°44′33″W / 35.52806°N 108.74250°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Founded	1881
Government
• Mayor	Louis Bonaguidi
Area
• City	20.19 sq mi (52.30 km2)
• Land	20.19 sq mi (52.29 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	6,647 ft (2,026 m)
Population (2020)
• City	21,899
• Density	1,084.65/sq mi (418.78/km2)
• Metro	71,492
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	87301-87305
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-28460
GNIS feature ID	2410562
Website	www.gallupnm.gov

Gallup (/ˈɡæ.ləp/ Navajo: Naʼnízhoozhí) /nɑ̀ʔnɪ́ʒòːʒɪ́/; Zuni: Kalabwaki) is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 21,899 as of the 2020 census.^[4] A substantial percentage of its population is Native American, with residents from the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni tribes. Gallup is the county seat of McKinley County^[5] and the most populous city between Flagstaff and Albuquerque, along historic U.S. Route 66.

Gallup is known as the "Heart of Indian Country" because it is on the edge of the Navajo reservation and is home to members of many other tribes, as well.^[6]

The City of Gallup and McKinley County are part of the ancestral, cultural and present day homeland of the Navajo (Diné) & the Zuni (A:shiwi). ^[7]

The city is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.^[8]

Because of the nearby rugged terrain, it was a popular location in the 1940s and 1950s for Hollywood Westerns.^[9]

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^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Gallup city, New Mexico". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Plaques to be guide to city's past". Gallup Independent. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
^ "GALLUP, NM HOUSING IMPACT ASSESMENT". MckinleyHealthAlliance.org - Community Health Data. McKinley Community Health Alliance. p. 5. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ Trail of the Ancients. Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ Evans, Andrew (May 9, 2014). "Route 66: Gallup". National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. The El Rancho Hotel and Motel was a popular place for Hollywood stars to stay while filming Western movies near Gallup, New Mexico.

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[4] "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Gallup city, New Mexico". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

[GR6-5] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[Japanese-6] "Plaques to be guide to city's past". Gallup Independent. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

[7] "GALLUP, NM HOUSING IMPACT ASSESMENT". MckinleyHealthAlliance.org - Community Health Data. McKinley Community Health Alliance. p. 5. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[NM_TOA-8] Trail of the Ancients. Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

[9] Evans, Andrew (May 9, 2014). "Route 66: Gallup". National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. The El Rancho Hotel and Motel was a popular place for Hollywood stars to stay while filming Western movies near Gallup, New Mexico.

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