San Ildefonso Pueblo (
Tewa:
P'ohwhóde) was established ca. 1300 C.E. and is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Santa Fe County,
New Mexico,
United States, and a federally recognized tribe. The
Pueblo is self-governing and is part of the
Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 524 as of the
2010 census, reported by the State of New Mexico as 1,524 in 2012, and there were 628 enrolled tribal members reported as of 2012 according to the Department of the Interior. San Ildefonso Pueblo is a member of the
Eight Northern Pueblos, and the
pueblo people are from the
Tewa ethnic group of
Native Americans, who speak the
Tewa language. The traditional name for San Ildefonso Pueblo is Po-woh-ge-oweenge, meaning "where the water cuts through".