Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes facts for kids

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Aguascalientes
Location of Aguascalientes within the state
Location of the state of Aguascalientes
Country	Mexico
State	Aguascalientes
Municipality	Aguascalientes
Founded	22 October 1575
Area
• City	385 km2 (149 sq mi)
Elevation	1,888 m (6,194 ft)
Population  (2012)
• City	934,424
• Density	2,427.1/km2 (6,286/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.

Images for kids

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  Aguascalientes ca. 1836, by Carl Nebel

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  Aguascalientes main square in its historic centre.

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  Bajío Occidental (West Bajio).

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  Section of the 15-kilometer (9.32 miles) Parque Línea Verde which was created to serve as a greenway for the most marginalized section of the city

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  The Aguascalientes Marriott Hotel is located next to the Altaria mall, the largest in the city.

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  Skyline of Las Américas Avenue in the southwest part of the city

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  Government Palace: a forest of columns, carved arches and imperial stairs

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  Novohispanic Baroque façade of the Guadalupe Church

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  Actor and producer Luis Gerardo Méndez in 2017

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  Estadio Victoria, home of Club Necaxa since 2003

See also

In Spanish: Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes) para niños