Editing Tijeras, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==

===Geography===
Tijeras is located at {{coord|35|5|15|N|106|22|38|W|type:city}} (35.087550, -106.377354),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in central [[New Mexico]], approximately {{convert|25|km|mile}} east of [[Albuquerque]], on [[Interstate 40 in New Mexico|Interstate 40]] (Exit 175) and U.S. Highway 66 ([[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]])/New Mexico state highway 333. [[New Mexico State Road 14]] leads north from the village, toward [[Cedar Crest, New Mexico|Cedar Crest]], [[Sandia Mountains|Sandia Crest]], [[Madrid, New Mexico|Madrid]] and [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]. New Mexico State Road 337 leads south from Tijeras (see [http://www.google.com/maps/place/Tijeras,+NM Google map]).<ref name="google_maps_tijeras_nm">[http://www.google.com/maps/place/Tijeras,+NM Tijeras, NM] on [[Google Maps]]</ref>

===Physical geography===
Tijeras is at the junction of [[Tijeras Canyon]], leading to the west, toward [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], and [[Cedro Canyon]], leading to the south, toward the [[Manzano Mountains]].

===Land area===
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.56%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tijeras village, New Mexico |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3577880 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191735/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3577880 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=January 28, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>