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The Pueblo of Acoma ( kjq, Áakʼu) is an Indian reservation of the Acoma Pueblo peoples located in parts of Cibola, Socorro, and Catron counties, in
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, the Southwestern United States. It covers 594.996 sq mi (1,541.033 km²). The reservation borders the Laguna Indian Reservation to the east and is near
El Malpais National Monument El Malpais National Monument is a National Monument located in western New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. The name El Malpais is from the Spanish term '' Malpaís'', meaning ''badlands'', due to the extremely barren and dramatic volca ...
due west. The total number of tribal members is about 6,000. 2,802 people were living on the reservation's lands, as reported in the 2000 census.


Acoma Pueblo

The
Acoma Pueblo Acoma Pueblo (, kjq, Áakʼu) is a Native American pueblo approximately west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. Four communities make up the village of Acoma Pueblo: Sky City (Old Acoma), Acomita, Anzac, and McCartys. These co ...
is the heart of the reservation and is held as one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the
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Communities

* Acomita Lake * North Acomita Village * Skyline-Ganipa


See also

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List of Indian reservations in New Mexico This is a list of Indian reservations and Pueblos in the U.S. state of New Mexico. List of Reservations and Pueblos See also *Puebloan peoples *Ancestral Puebloans The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were an ancient Nat ...
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List of Indian reservations in the United States This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the Indian reserve is a similar institution. Federally recognized reservations There are 326 Indian Reservations in the United States. Most of ...


References


External links


Pueblo of AcomaAcoma Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land, New Mexico
United States Census Bureau {{authority control * American Indian reservations in New Mexico Catron County, New Mexico Cibola County, New Mexico Socorro County, New Mexico