Zuni Pueblo (also Zuñi Pueblo, Zuni: Halona Idiwan’a meaning "Middle Place"[4]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.
The community is within the Zuni Indian Reservation or Pueblo of Zuni in southwestern McKinley County, 37 miles (60 km) south of Gallup, the county seat, and 11 miles (18 km) east of the Arizona border.
New Mexico State Road 53 passes through Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock, leading east 21 miles (34 km) to Ramah and southwest (along with Arizona State Route 61) 25 miles (40 km) to U.S. Route 191.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Zuni Pueblo CDP has a total area of 12.6 square miles (33 km2), all land.
A significant landmark of Zuni Pueblo is the Dowa Yalanne, a mesa covering approximately 320 acres (130 ha) rising just outside of the community to the southeast.
[9] Zuni Pueblo is described as an "artist colony", with the main industry being stone fetish carving, inlay silverwork, pottery, and other artwork.
[13] Tribally-run A:shiwi Transit connects Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock with Gallup.
The first contact with Spaniards occurred in 1539 in the ancient village of Hawikku when Esteban, an Arab/Berber of Moroccan origin, entered Zuni territory seeking the fabled "Seven Cities of Cibola" and when Marco da Nizza, an Italian franciscan, reached Zuni Pueblo and called it Cibola.
The Fray Marcos de Niza expedition, led by Estevan the Moor, arrived to the area in 1539; most of its party were killed by the Zunis.