Aguascalientes (state)

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''Aguascalientes is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Aguascalientes.

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STATE OF AGUASCALIENTES Other Mexican States Capital Aguascalientes Other major cities Area 5,471 km? Ranked 28th Population (2000 census) 943,500 Ranked 27th Governor (1998-2004) Felipe Gonz?ez Gonz?ez (PAN) Federal Deputies (3) PAN = 2 PRI = 1 Federal Senators PAN = 2 PRI = 1 ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. MX-AGU Ags.

Aguascalientes (a Spanish name meaning "hot waters"; the corresponding adjective for the state and its inhabitants is the whimsical hidroc?ido) is a State of Mexico, situated in the center of the country. The state capital is the city of Aguascalientes.

It covers 5,471 km? and has some 944,000 inhabitants. The state was created in 1835 when it was separated from Zacatecas.

External link

• Aguascalientes state government (in Spanish)