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Aguascalientes | |
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City | |
| Ciudad de Aguascalientes City of Aguascalientes | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:AGUASCALIENTES_CITY.jpg) Clockwise from top: San Antonio de Padua Church, La Exedra (main square), Aguascalientes Opera House, Cerro del Muerto, Plaza Bosques Tower and the San Marcos Park. | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Escudo_de_Aguascalientes.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Spanish: Ciudad de la gente buena (City of the good people) | |
| Motto(s): Latin: Virtus in Aquis, Fidelitas in Pectoribus (Virtue in the Water, Fidelity in the Heart) | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Aguascalientes,_AG.svg) Location of Aguascalientes within the state | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mexico_map,_MX-AGU.svg) Location of the state of Aguascalientes | |
| Coordinates: 21°52′33.6″N 102°17′45.6″W / 21.876000°N 102.296000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Aguascalientes |
| 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 | Leonardo Montañez Castro |
| Area | |
• City | 385 km2 (149 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,888 m (6,194 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 948,990 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,225,432 |
| Demonyms | hidrocálido, aguascalentense |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total (Metro) | $29.0 billion[1] |
| • Per capita | $24,900 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal code | 20000-20999 |
| Area code | 449 |
| Federal Routes |   |
| Website | http://www.ags.gob.mx |
Aguascalientes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌaɣwaskaˈljentes] , lit. "hot waters" in Spanish) is the capital of the Mexican state of the same name and its most populous city, as well as the head of the Aguascalientes Municipality; with a population of 948,990 inhabitants in 2012 and 1,225,432 in the metro area.[2] The metropolitan area also includes the municipalities of Jesús María and San Francisco de los Romo. It is located in North-Central Mexico, which roughly corresponds to the Bajío region within the central Mexican plateau. The city stands on a valley of steppe climate at 1880 meters above sea level, at 21°51′N 102°18′W / 21.850°N 102.300°W.
Originally the territory of the nomadic Chichimeca peoples, the city was founded on October 22, 1575, by Spanish families relocating from Lagos de Moreno under the name of Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de las Aguas Calientes (Village of Our Lady of the Assumption of the Hot Waters), in reference to the chosen patron saint and the many thermal springs found close to the village, which still remain to this day. It would serve as an outpost in the Silver Route, while politically, it was part of the kingdom of Nueva Galicia.[3] In 1835, President Antonio López de Santa Anna made Aguascalientes the capital of a new territory in retaliation to the state of Zacatecas, eventually becoming capital of a new state in 1857.[4] During the Porfiriato era, Aguascalientes was chosen to host the main workshops of the Mexican Central Railway company; bringing an industrial and cultural explosion. The city hosted the Revolutionary Convention of 1914, an important meeting of war generals during the Mexican Revolution.
Formed on a tradition of farming, mining and railroad and textile industry; contemporary Aguascalientes has attracted foreign investment of automobile and electronics companies due to its peaceful business climate, strategic location and existing infrastructure.[5][6] The city is home to two Nissan automobile manufacturing plants[7][8] and a shared facility by Nissan and Mercedes,[9] which has given the city a significant Japanese immigrant community.[10][11] Other companies with operations in the city include Jatco, Coca-Cola, Flextronics, Texas Instruments, Donaldson and Calsonic Kansei. The city of Aguascalientes is also known for the San Marcos Fair, the largest fair celebrated in Mexico and one of the largest in North America.
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