Founded in 1889 as New Mexico's flagship institution, the University of New Mexico now occupies nearly 800 acres along old Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan area of more than 900,000 people.
University of New Mexico: Isungulwe ngo-1889 njengoba New Mexico sika Flagship isikhungo, I-University of New Mexico manje ithatha cishe 800 esingamahektare eduze Umzila ubudala 66 enhliziyweni Albuguergue, edolobheni elikhulu labantu engaphezu kuka-500,000.