title: Manuelito, New Mexico
text: # Manuelito, New Mexico
  
  Manuelito is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
  
  ## Description
  
  The community is in the western part of the county in the valley of the Puerco River, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Gallup, the county seat, and 3 miles (5 km) east of the Arizona border. New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66) and Interstate 40 pass through the community. The closest I-40 access is from Exit 8 (NM 118), 3 miles (5 km) to the northeast.
  
  ## Education
  
  The community is within the Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
  
  Zoned schools are: Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Chief Manualito Middle School, and Gallup High School.
  
  