Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico | |
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Rio Arriba County Courthouse, Isaac Rapp, 1916-17 | |
Tierra Amarilla Location within the state of New Mexico Tierra Amarilla Tierra Amarilla (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′22″N 106°33′35″W / 36.70611°N 106.55972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Rio Arriba |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.69 sq mi (6.98 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,487 ft (2,282 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 297 |
| • Density | 110.5/sq mi (42.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87575 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-77670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584225 |
| Website | www |
Tierra Amarilla is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tierra Amarilla had a population of 297.
Tierra Amarilla is Spanish for "Yellow Earth". The name refers to clay deposits found in the Chama River Valley and used by Native American peoples. Tewa and Navajo toponyms for the area also refer to the yellow clay.