Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is a state in Mexico that is in the north central part of the country. Its state capital is the city of Aguascalientes. The state's name means "hot waters" in Spanish. People gave it this name because there are many hot springs in the area. The adjective for Aguascalientes is hidrocálido, because hidro means water and cálido means hot.
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Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes | |
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| Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes | |
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.svg) State of Aguascalientes within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 22°1′N 102°21′W / 22.017°N 102.350°WCoordinates: 22°1′N 102°21′W / 22.017°N 102.350°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital (and largest city) | Aguascalientes City |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Admission | February 5, 1857[1] |
| Order | 24th |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tere Jiménez .svg){kind=small} |
| • Senators[2] | .svg){kind=small} Martha Cecilia Márquez Alvarado Juan Antonio Martín del Campo.svg){kind=logo} Daniel Gutiérrez Castorena |
| • Deputies[3] | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,617.80 km2 (2,169.04 sq mi) |
| Ranked 29th | |
| Highest elevation | 3,050 m (10,010 ft) |
| Population (2015)[6] | |
| • Total | 1,312,544 |
| • Rank | 27th |
| • Density | 233.64022/km2 (605.1254/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 20 |
| ISO 3166 code | MX-AGU |
| HDI |  0.763 high Ranked 9th |
| GDP | US$ 7,435.49 mil[a] |
| Website | Official Web Site |
| ^ a. The state's GDP was 95,174,314 thousand pesos in 2008,[7] amount corresponding to 7,435,493.3 thousand dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).[8] | |
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Aguascalientes Media
Himno en Honor de Aguascalientes
Rock art at the El Ocote archeological site.
Prehispanic city of La Quemada, Zacatecas, near Aguascalientes.
Templo de Nuestra Señora de Belén en Real de Asientos
Aguascalientes at its maximum territorial extent in 1865, under the government of Maximilian I of Habsburg. The territory included what is known as Los Altos de Jalisco.
Pancho Villa, Eulalio Gutiérrez y Emiliano Zapata after the Revolutionary Convention of Aguascalientes, 1914.
Local mountain range as seen from Aguascalientes.
Headquarters of INEGI, the National Institute for Statistics and Geography.
Vineyards in Aguascalientes.
The Museo Espacio of the MECA (Macroespacio para la Cultura y las Artes), housed in a former railway workshop. The 86 hectare MECA complex is composed of museums, a library, auditorium, former industrial buildings and sports facilities.
Dance performance (Ferial) at the National Fair of San Marcos.
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References
- ↑ (in es) Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán. http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/servicios/c_civico/fechas.jsp?mes=2.
- ↑ Senadores por Aguascalientes LXI LegislaturaSenado de la Republica. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ↑ Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de AguascalientesCamara de Diputados. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ↑ SuperficieCuentame INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ↑ RelieveCuentame INEGI. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ↑ Encuesta Intercensal 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Aguascalientes. (2010). Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ↑ Reporte: Jueves 3 de Junio del 2010. Cierre del peso mexicano.www.pesomexicano.com.mx. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
