Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes is a state in Mexico that is in the north central part of the country. Its state capital is the city of Aguascalientes. The state's name means "hot waters" in Spanish. People gave it this name because there are many hot springs in the area. The adjective for Aguascalientes is hidrocálido, because hidro means water and cálido means hot.

Aguascalientes Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes
State
Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  Bona Terra, Bona Gens, Aqua Clara, Clarum Coelum (Good Earth, Good People, Clear Water, Clear Sky)
State of Aguascalientes within Mexico
Coordinates: 22°1′N 102°21′W
Country	Mexico
Capital (and largest city)	Aguascalientes City
Municipalities	11
Admission	February 5, 1857[1]
Order	24th
Government
• Governor	Tere Jiménez
• Senators[2]	Martha Cecilia Márquez Alvarado Juan Antonio Martín del Campo Daniel Gutiérrez Castorena
• Deputies[3]	Federal Deputies • Margarita Gallegos Soto • David Hernández Vallín • José Antonio Arámbula • Raúl Gerardo Cuadra • Nancy González Ulloa • Lourdes Reynoso Femat
Area [4]
• Total	5,617.80 km2 (2,169.04 sq mi)
	Ranked 29th
Highest elevation [5]	3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Population  (2015)[6]
• Total	1,312,544
• Rank	27th
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Demonym	Hidrocálido (a)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code	20
Area code	Area codes • 449 • 465 • 495
ISO 3166 code	MX-AGU
HDI	0.763 high Ranked 9th
GDP	US$ 7,435.49 mil[a]
Website	Official Web Site
^ a. The state's GDP was 95,174,314 thousand pesos in 2008,[7] amount corresponding to 7,435,493.3 thousand dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).[8]