Place:Pena Blanca, Sandoval, New Mexico, United States

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NamePena Blanca
Alt namesEl Rancho de Jose Miguel de la Peñasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35017679
El Rancho de laPeña Blancasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35017679
Kweshtaeha'ashtetasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35017679
Penablancasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35017679
Peña Blancasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates35.573°N 106.337°W
Located inSandoval, New Mexico, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Peña Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 661. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Peña Blanca's name is derived from the Spanish term for "white rock". Without the tilde, "pena blanca" means "white sorrow" or "white pain".

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