Acoma Indian Reservation | |
Settlement Type: | Indian Reservation |
Image Alt: | Houses at Acoma Pueblo, 1941 |
Map Alt: | Location of Acoma Indian Reservation |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Unit Pref: | US |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
The Pueblo of Acoma (Áakʼu) is an Indian reservation of the Acoma Pueblo peoples located in parts of Cibola, Socorro, and Catron counties, in New Mexico, the Southwestern United States. It covers 594.996 sq mi (1,541.033 km2). The reservation borders the Laguna Indian Reservation to the east and is near El Malpais National Monument due west.
The total number of tribal members is about 6,000. 3,230 people were living on the reservation's lands, as reported in the 2020 census.
See main article: Acoma Pueblo.
The Acoma Pueblo (Sky City) is the heart of the reservation and is held as one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the United States.[1]