Official Name: | Gallina, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio Arriba |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 16.32 |
Area Land Km2: | 16.30 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.30 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.29 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 299 |
Population Density Km2: | 18.34 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 47.50 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 7563 |
Coordinates: | 36.2294°N -106.8206°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 87017 |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584067 |
Gallina is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 286 as of the 2010 census. Gallina has a post office with ZIP code 87017.[2] [3] New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community.
Gallina is derived from the Spanish word gallina, meaning "hen", and used figuratively to denote a coward.[4]