Gallina is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Rio Arriba County
Rio Arriba County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,246. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line.
Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, N ...
,
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, Ker ...
, United States. Its population was 286 as of the
2010 census. Gallina has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
with
ZIP code 87017.
New Mexico State Road 96
State Road 96 (NM 96) is a state highway in Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties in New Mexico, United States, that connects U.S. Route 550 (US 550) northwest of Cuba with U.S. Route 84 (US 84) east of Abiquiu Reservoir.
Route descr ...
passes through the community.
Gallina is derived from the Spanish word ''gallina'', meaning "hen", and used figuratively to denote a coward.
Demographics
References
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Census-designated places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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