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| City of Carlsbad | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
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| State | New Mexico | ||
| County | Eddy | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Bob Forrest | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 28.4 sq mi (73.6 km²) | ||
| - Land | 28.4 sq mi (73.5 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 3,295 ft (1,004 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 27,463 | ||
| - Density | 966.1/sq mi (373/km²) | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
| Website: City of Carlsbad | |||
Carlsbad is the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 27,463. Carlsbad is the center of the designated micropolitan area of Carlsbad-Artesia, which has a total population of 51,658.
Carlsbad is located in the Chihuahuan Desert and the Pecos River Valley at an elevation of 3,295 feet. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located eighteen miles southwest of the city, with Guadalupe Mountains National Park lying forty miles further southwest across the Texas border. There are also three man-made lakes within fifty miles of the city, including Lake Carlsbad.
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