Belen

Belen is a town in , 30 miles south of . Belen was founded in 1740 as a small Spanish settlement. Nearly a century ago the town became the center of railroad operations in New Mexico, creating its nickname "The Hub City".
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  • Town with about 7,360 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 4,810 feet (1,470 metres)
  • Description: city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States
  • Postal code: 87002
  • Also known as
    “Belem”
    “Belen, New Mexico”
    “Belen, NM”
    “Bethel”
    “Nuestra Senora de Belen *”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belen station and Belen Public Library.
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Railway station
Belen is the southern terminus of the New Mexico Rail…
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Library
School
is a public high school located in Belen, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sausal and Rio Communities.
Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , , United States.
Town
is a city in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles east of Belen.
Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles south of Belen.
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Latitude
34.6627° or 34° 39′ 46″ north
Longitude
-106.7762° or 106° 46′ 34″ west
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Open location code
856MM67F+3G
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Belen” goes by many names.
بيلينArabic
BelenBasque
BelenCebuano
БеленChechen
貝倫Chinese
贝伦Chinese
BelenCroatian
Belen, Novi MeksikoCroatian
BelenDagbani
BelenDanish
BelenDutch
بيلينEgyptian Arabic
بلنGilaki
BelenIrish
BelenItalian
ベーリンJapanese
ベレンJapanese
БэленKazakh
БэленKirghiz
BelenLadin
بلنMazanderani
بلن (نیومکزیکو)Mazanderani
BelenMin Nan Chinese
BelenNorwegian
BelenNorwegian Bokmål
بلنPersian
بلن، نیومکزیکوPersian
BelenPolish
БеленRussian
Белен (город в США)Russian
БеленSerbian
Белен (Нови Мексико)Serbian
BelenSerbo-Croatian
Belen, New MexicoSerbo-Croatian
بلن، نیومکزیکوSouth Azerbaijani
БеленTatar
БеленUkrainian
بیلین، نیو میکسیکوUrdu
BelenVolapük
Belen (New Mexico)Volapük
Belen (NM)Volapük
BelenWaray (Philippines)
Belen, New MexicoWaray (Philippines)
BelenWelsh
Belen, New MexicoWelsh

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