List of municipalities in New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States census, New Mexico is the 15th least-populous state with inhabitants but the 5th-largest by land area, spanning . New Mexico is divided into 33 counties and contains 106 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, villages and an incorporated county. New Mexico's municipalities cover only of the state's land mass but are home to of its population.

All municipalities are granted local government powers including the collection of property tax, funding of fire protection and public transit, providing and maintaining public parks, cemeteries, hospitals, libraries, and museums, building and zoning regulations, and the maintenance of municipal water, sewer, electric, natural gas and solid waste utilities. Municipalities in New Mexico may adopt one of five forms of municipal government including Mayor-Council, Mayor-Council with Manager, Council-Manager, Commission-Manager, or City-County Council-Manager. All municipalities over 10,000 people must elect their representatives by district, with those under 10,000 having option to do so. Citizens in a Mayor-Council form of government elect a mayor (who only votes to break a tie, and does not have veto power), and a council of 4 to 10 councilors or trustees. Any municipality with a population over 1,000 with a Mayor/Council form of government may establish the office of manager who is not elected and administers the hiring and firing of municipal employees, enforces ordinances, prepares the budget, but cannot vote on council. The manager in a Commission/Manager municipality has identical powers to the manager in the Mayor/Council form of government. Mayor-Council system can be changed to a Commission/Manager municipality by popular vote if the population exceeds 3,000. Citizens in a Commission/Manager municipality may also vote on initiatives, referendums and recalls and the mayor has the right to vote on council issues. Only one municipality, Los Alamos, is an incorporated City-County with a Council-Manager system through the Los Alamos County Charter. Municipalities may also adopt a home rule charter which gives local municipalities powers not specifically authorized for municipalities by the state statutes. Twelve municipalities have adopted home rule or a charter in New Mexico.

The largest municipality by population in New Mexico is Albuquerque with 564,559 residents or approximately of the state population. The smallest municipality by population is Grenville with 22 residents. The largest municipality by land area is also Albuquerque which spans , while Virden is the smallest at .

List of municipalities

NameTypeGovernment typeCounty(ies)Population(2020)Population(2010)ChangeLand area(2020) Population density sq mi km2AlamogordoCity Commission–Manager §OteroAlbuquerqueCityMayor–Council §BernalilloAngel FireVillageMayor–Council ColfaxAnthonyCityMayor–CouncilDoña AnaArtesiaCityMayor–Council EddyAztecCityCommission–ManagerSan JuanBayardCityMayor–Council GrantBelenCityMayor–Council with ManagerValenciaBernalilloTownMayor–Council SandovalBloomfieldCityMayor–Council San JuanBosque FarmsVillageMayor–Council ValenciaCapitanVillageMayor–Council LincolnCarlsbadCityMayor–Council with ManagerEddyCarrizozoTownMayor–Council LincolnCauseyVillageMayor–Council RooseveltChamaVillageMayor–Council Rio ArribaCimarronVillageMayor–Council ColfaxClaytonTownMayor–Council with ManagerUnionCloudcroftVillageMayor–Council OteroClovisCity Commission–Manager §CurryColumbusVillageMayor–Council LunaCoronaVillageMayor–Council LincolnCorralesVillageMayor–Council SandovalCubaVillageMayor–Council SandovalDemingCityMayor–Council with ManagerLunaDes MoinesVillageMayor–Council UnionDexterTownMayor–Council ChavesDoraVillageMayor–Council RooseveltEagle NestVillageMayor–Council ColfaxEdgewoodTownCommission-Manager Santa FeElephant ButteCityMayor–Council SierraElidaTownMayor–CouncilRooseveltEncinoVillageMayor–Council TorranceEspañolaCityMayor–Council with ManagerRio Arriba Santa FeEstanciaTownMayor–Council TorranceEuniceCityMayor–Council LeaFarmingtonCityMayor–Council with ManagerSan JuanFloydVillageMayor–Council RooseveltFolsomVillageMayor–Council UnionFort SumnerVillageMayor–Council De BacaGallupCity Mayor–Council with Manager §McKinleyGradyVillageMayor–Council CurryGrantsCity Mayor–Council with Manager §CibolaGrenvilleVillageMayor–Council UnionHagermanTownMayor–Council ChavesHatchVillageMayor–Council Doña AnaHobbsCity Commission–Manager §LeaHopeVillageMayor–Council EddyHouseVillageMayor–Council QuayHurleyTownMayor–Council GrantJalCityMayor–Council LeaJemez SpringsVillageMayor–Council SandovalKirtlandTownMayor–CouncilSan Juan585Search ResultsExplore Census DataLake ArthurTownMayor–CouncilChavesLas CrucesCity Council–Manager §Doña AnaLas VegasCity Mayor–Council with Manager §San MiguelLoganVillageMayor–CouncilQuayLordsburgCityMayor–CouncilHidalgoLos AlamosCounty City–County(Council–Manager) §Los AlamosLos LunasVillageMayor–Council ValenciaLos Ranchos de AlbuquerqueVillageMayor–Council BernalilloLovingVillageMayor–Council EddyLovingtonCityCommission–ManagerLeaMagdalenaVillageMayor–Council SocorroMaxwellVillageMayor–Council ColfaxMelroseVillageMayor–Council CurryMesillaTownMayor–Council Doña AnaMilanVillageMayor–Council CibolaMoriartyCityMayor–Council TorranceMosqueroVillageMayor–Council HardingSan MiguelMountainairTownMayor–Council TorrancePecosVillageMayor–CouncilSan MiguelPeraltaTownMayor–Council ValenciaPortalesCityMayor–Council with ManagerRooseveltQuestaVillageMayor–Council TaosRatonCityCommission–ManagerColfaxRed RiverTownMayor–Council TaosReserveVillageMayor–Council CatronRio CommunitiesExplore Census DataCityMayor–Council Valencia4,926=Rio RanchoCity Mayor–Council with Manager §BernalilloSandovalRoswellCityMayor–Council with ManagerChavesRoyVillageMayor–Council HardingRuidosoVillageMayor–Council with ManagerLincolnRuidoso DownsCityMayor–Council LincolnSan JonVillageMayor–Council QuaySan YsidroVillageMayor–CouncilSandovalSanta ClaraVillageMayor–Council GrantSanta FeCity Mayor–Council with Manager §Santa FeSanta RosaCityMayor–Council GuadalupeSilver CityTown Mayor–Council with Manager §GrantSocorroCityMayor–Council SocorroSpringerTownMayor–Council ColfaxSunland ParkCityMayor–Council Doña AnaTaosTownMayor–Council with ManagerTaosTaos Ski ValleyVillageMayor–Council TaosTatumTownMayor–Council LeaTexicoCityMayor–Council CurryTijerasVillageMayor–Council BernalilloTruth or ConsequencesCityCommission–ManagerSierraTucumcariCityCommission–ManagerQuayTularosaVillageMayor–Council OteroVaughnTownMayor–Council GuadalupeVirdenVillageMayor–Council HidalgoWagon MoundVillageMayor–Council MoraWillardVillageMayor–Council TorranceWilliamsburgVillageMayor–Council Sierra Total municipalities – – – New Mexico – – –

See also List of census-designated places in New Mexico

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