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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Santa Fe
| native_name = {{lang|es|La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís|italic=no}}
| settlement_type = [[List of capitals in the United States|State capital]] of New Mexico
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  | image1                   = Santa Fe 2 (15528352405) (cropped).jpg 
  | caption1                 = [[Palace of the Governors]]
  | image2                   = Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM 7-29-13h (11388278795).jpg
  | caption2                 = [[Loretto Chapel]]
  | image3                   = Plaza, Santa Fe, NM 7-29-13b (11388399144).jpg
  | caption3                 = [[Santa Fe Plaza]]
  | image4                   = Cathedral (15505189166).jpg
  | caption4                 = [[Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe)|Cathedral Basilica]]
  | image5                   = The Lensic Theatre (22812990792) (cropped).jpg
  | caption5                 = [[Lensic Theater]]
  | image6                   = IAIA Museum (cropped).jpg
  | caption6                 = [[Institute of American Indian Arts|IAIA Museum]]
  }}
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| image_flag = Santa Fe flag.jpg
| image_blank_emblem = Coat of arms of Santa Fe, New Mexico.svg
| blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms
| etymology = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "Holy Faith"
| nickname = The City Different
| motto = 
| image_map = Santa Fe County New Mexico Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Santa Fe Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 280px
| map_caption = Location in [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico]]
| pushpin_map = USA New Mexico#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within New Mexico##Location within the United States
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| pushpin_label = Santa Fe
| coordinates = {{coord|35|40|2|N|105|57|52|W|region:US-NM_type:city(88,000)|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[New Mexico]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New Mexico|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = {{start date and age|1610}}
| founder = [[Pedro de Peralta]]
| named_for = [[St. Francis of Assisi]]
| population_demonym = Santa Fean; Santafesino, -na
| government_type = 
| leader_title = [[List of Mayors of Santa Fe, New Mexico|Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Alan Webber]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader_title1 = City Council
| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list
 |title               = Councilors<ref>{{cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://santafenm.gov/elected-officials |website=City of Santa Fe |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>
 |frame_style         = border:none; padding: 0;
 |list_style          = text-align:left;display:none;
 |1 = Alma Castro
 |2 = Signe I. Lindell
 |3 = Michael Garcia
 |4 = Carol Romero-Wirth
 |5 = Pilar Faulkner
 |6 = Lee Garcia
 |7 = Jamie Cassutt
 |8 = Amanda Chavez
}}
| total_type = City
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 135.57
| area_total_sq_mi = 52.34
| area_land_km2 = 135.28
| area_land_sq_mi = 52.23
| area_water_km2 = 0.29
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.11
| elevation_m = 2133
| elevation_ft = 6998
| population_total = 87505
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="QF"/>
| population_density_km2 = 646.83
| population_density_sq_mi = 1675.28
| population_metro = 154,823 (Santa Fe MSA) <br /> 1,162,523 ([[Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area|Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos CSA]])
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code = 87501–87509, 87540, 87592, 87594
| area_code = [[Area code 505|505]]
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes = 
| timezone = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset = −7
| timezone_DST = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = −6
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 35-70500
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 936823<ref name=USGS />
| blank_name_sec2 = Primary airport
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Albuquerque International Sunport]]<br />ABQ (Major/International)
| blank2_name_sec2 = Secondary airport
| blank2_info_sec2 = [[Santa Fe Regional Airport]]-<br />KSAF (Public)
| area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web |title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory |url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='35'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of = 
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| population_est = 
| flag_alt = New Mexico
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=USGS>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/gaz-record/936823 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref>{{Use American English|date=January 2019}}
}}
'''Santa Fe''' ({{IPA-en|ˌsæntəˈfeɪ}}; [[Tewa]]: Ogha Po'oge, {{lang-nv|Yootó}}) is the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of the U.S. state of [[New Mexico]].  It is the fourth-largest city in the state. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico|Santa Fe County]]. Santa Fe (literally 'holy faith' in Spanish) had a population of 87,505 in the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Santa Fe city, New Mexico|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/santafecitynewmexico|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref> It is the principal city of the Santa Fe, New Mexico [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]] which encompasses all of Santa Fe County and is part of the larger [[Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area]]. The city's full name when founded was "La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís" ("The Royal Town of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/522867/Santa-Fe |title=Santa Fe (New Mexico, United States) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia |publisher=Britannica.com |accessdate=May 31, 2011}}</ref>

In 1912, New Mexico became the United States of America's 47th state, with Santa Fe as its capital.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 52.3&nbsp;square miles (135.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 52.2&nbsp;square miles (135.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.21%) is water.

Santa Fe is at 7,199&nbsp;feet (2134&nbsp;m) above sea level, making it the highest state capital in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Santa_Fe.htm|title=Google Map of Santa Fe|publisher=nationsonline.org|accessdate=November 27, 2011}}</ref>

==Museums==
Santa Fe has many world-class museums. Many are around the historic downtown Plaza or close by:
* [[New Mexico Museum of Art]] – collections of Southwestern Arts.
* [[Institute of American Indian Arts]] Museum – Native American arts with political aspects.
* [[Georgia O'Keeffe Museum]] – devoted to the work of O'Keeffe and others whom she influenced.
* [[New Mexico History Museum]] – behind the historic [[Palace of the Governors]], showcasing the history of New Mexico.
* [[Site Santa Fe]] – A contemporary art space, at 1606 Paseo De Peralta. Known as the forefront for contemporary art presentation in the Southwest.

Others are on Museum Hill:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumhill.org |title=Museum Hill homepage |access-date=2020-12-30 |archive-date=2006-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812123141/http://www.museumhill.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Museum of International Folk Art]] – showcasing folk arts from around the world.
* [[Museum of Indian Arts and Culture]] – exhibits [[Native American art]]s.
* [[Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian]] – Native American art and history.
* Museum of Spanish Colonial Art<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spanishcolonial.org/ |title=Museum of Spanish Colonial Art homepage }}</ref> – Tradition arts from the Spanish-colonial era to contemporary times.

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