Espanola, New Mexico

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The city of Espanola is primarily located in Rio Arriba County. A portion of Espanola extends into Santa Fe County.

Espanola is 1,700 feet [518.16 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Espanola lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Florida, Ontario and Washington have communities that are also named Espanola.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Espanola had a population of 9,688 people^<2> (or 23.49% of the total population of Rio Arriba County). The population of Espanola represented 0.53% of the total of New Mexico, making it the state's 19th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Espanola had a population of 9,691 people.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Espanola.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>
	Alcalde	N	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Chimayo	E	7 mi [11.27 km]
	El Rancho	S	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Jaconita	S	7 mi [11.27 km]
	La Puebla	E	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Ohkay Owingeh	N	4 mi [6.44 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Espanola.

Website for Espanola

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The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Espanola. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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