Aguascalientes City
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Coordinates: 21°52′34″N 102°17′46″W / 21.876°N 102.296°W
Aguascalientes | |
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Ciudad de Aguascalientes City of Aguascalientes | |
![]() Clockwise from top: Plaza Bosques Tower, La Exedra, Aguascalientes Theatre, Puente Bicentenario, Cerro del Muerto and Terzetto Residential Tower | |
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![]() Location of Aguascalientes within the state | |
![]() Location of the state of Aguascalientes | |
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Municipality | Aguascalientes |
Founded | October 22, 1575 |
Founded as | Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de las Aguas Calientes |
Founded by | Juan de Montoro Rodríguez Jerónimo de Orozco |
Government | |
• Mayor | María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel |
Area | |
• City | 385 km2 (149 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,888 m (6,194 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• City | 934,424 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,225,432 |
Demonym(s) | hidrocálido, aguascalentense |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 20000-20999 |
Area code(s) | 449 |
Website | http://www.ags.gob.mx |
Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes. It is its most populous city, with a metropolitan population of 1,000,000.