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Aquascalientes

Aguascalientes
Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes
State
Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes
Flag of Aguascalientes
Flag
Official seal of Aguascalientes
Seal
Motto:
Bona Terra, Bona Gens, Aqua Clara, Clarum Coelum
(Good Earth, Good People, Clear Water, Clear Sky)
Anthem: Himno de Aguascalientes
State of Aguascalientes within Mexico
State of Aguascalientes within Mexico
Coordinates: 22°1′N 102°21′W / 22.017°N 102.350°W / 22.017; -102.350Coordinates: 22°1′N 102°21′W / 22.017°N 102.350°W / 22.017; -102.350
Country Mexico
Capital (and largest city) Aguascalientes City
Municipalities 11
Admission February 5, 1857
Order 24th
Government
 • Governor Martín Orozco PAN
 • Senators Felipe González PAN
Rubén Camarillo PAN
Norma Esparza Herrera PRI
 • Deputies
Area
 • Total 5,617.80 km2 (2,169.04 sq mi)
  Ranked 29th
Highest elevation 3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 1,312,544
 • Rank 27th
 • Density 230/km2 (610/sq mi)
 • Density rank 4th
Demonym(s) Hidrocálido (a)
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code 20
Area code
ISO 3166 code MX-AGU
HDI Increase 0.763 high Ranked 9th
GDP US$ 7,435.49 mil
Website Official Web Site
^ a. The state's GDP was 95,174,314 thousand pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 7,435,493.3 thousand dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).

Aguascalientes (About this sound ˈaɣwaskaˈljentes ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes, literally: Hot Waters), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes.

It is located in North-Central Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Zacatecas to the north and Jalisco to the south. Its name means "hot waters" in Spanish and originated from the abundance of hot springs in the area. The corresponding demonym for the state and its inhabitants is hidrocálido or aguascalentense.

Pre-Columbian era arrowheads, potshards, and rock paintings in the caverns of the Sierra del Laurel and near the present village of Las Negritas testify to the presence of man in this territory for more than 20,000 years. Later in the colony, Pedro Almíndez Chirino was the first Spaniard who entered the territory, perhaps by the end of 1530 or the beginning of 1531, following the instructions given by Nuño de Guzmán.


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