Pueblo of Santo Domingo New Mexico



Pueblo of Santo Domingo New Mexico

Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico
Location of Santo Domingo Pueblo, New MexicoLocation of Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°30′52″N 106°21′48″W / 35.51444, -106.36333
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySandoval
Area
 - Total2.0 sq mi (5.2 km²)
 - Land2.0 sq mi (5.2 km²)
 - Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation5,187 ft (1,581 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total2,550
 - Density1,273.9/sq mi (491.9/km²)
Time zoneMountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST)MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code87052
Area code(s)505
FIPS code35-70810
GNIS feature ID0928818

Santo Domingo Pueblo (Eastern Keres: Kewa) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States and is located 25 miles (40 km) south of Santa Fe. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,550. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Pueblo is composed of Native Americans who speak an eastern dialect of the Keresan languages.

The Pueblo celebrates an annual feast day on August 4 to honor their patron saint, St. Dominic, where more than 2,000 pueblo people participate in traditional corn dances.



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