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Aguascalientes

Also known as State of Aguascalientes, Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the federated entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is predominantly of semi-arid climate (Bhs and Bhk). The state is located in the northern part of the Bajío region, which is in the north-central part of the country, bordered by Zacatecas to the north, east and west, and by Jalisco to the south.

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Aguascalientes is a state in north-central Mexico, located in the Bajío region and surrounded primarily by Zacatecas with Jalisco to its south, characterized by a semi-arid climate at a high altitude. It is one of Mexico's 32 federal entities and serves as part of the country's political and geographic structure.

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Settlement.name: Aguascalientes
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.shield_link: Coat of arms of Aguascalientes
Settlement.anthem: Himno de Aguascalientes
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Settlement.map_caption: State of Aguascalientes within Mexico
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Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aguascalientes
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 11
Settlement.established_title: Admission
Settlement.established_date: February 5, 1857
Settlement.established_title2: Order
Settlement.established_date2: 24th

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Aguascalientes
Demonym: aguascalentense
Population: 1312544
Area: 5617.8
Elevation: 1926
Official website: www.aguascalientes.gob.mx
Image: AguasCath002.jpg
Dialing code: 449

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postal code: 20
Commons category: Aguascalientes
inception: 1835-01-01
Commons gallery: Aguascalientes
native label: Aguascalientes

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As of the 2020 census, Aguascalientes has a population of 1,425,607 inhabitants, most of whom live in its capital city, also named Aguascalientes. Its name means "hot waters" and originated from the abundance of hot springs originally found in the area. The demonym for the state's inhabitants is hidrocálido or aguascalentense.