Aguascalientes Municipality
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| Aguascalientes | ||
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| Motto: Virtus in Aquis, Fidelitas in Pectoribus | ||
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| Coordinates: 21°53′N 102°18′W / 21.883°N 102.300°WCoordinates: 21°53′N 102°18′W / 21.883°N 102.300°W | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Aguascalientes | |
| Municipal seat | Aguascalientes | |
| Largest city | Aguascalientes | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal president | Martín Orozco Sandoval (.svg){kind=small} PAN) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,178.85 km2 (455.16 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 797,010 | |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Data source: INEGI | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| INEGI code | 001 | |
| Website | (Spanish) Municipio Virtual de Aguascalientes | |
| Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | ||
Aguascalientes is a municipality of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. Its municipal seat is the city of Aguascalientes, which is also the state capital. As of 2010, its population was 797,010, most of whom lived in the city of Aguascalientes.[1]
Geography [edit]
Aguascalientes is in the south of the valley that divides the state in two and borders the municipalities of El Llano, Jesús María, Calvillo, Asientos, and San Francisco de los Romo in the state, as well as the state of Jalisco to the south. Its area is 1,169 km².[2]
Climate [edit]
| Climate data for Aguascalientes | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
24 (75.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29 (84.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27 (81) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.28 (79.34) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14 (57) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.58 (51.03) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
10 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
18 (0.7) |
89 (3.5) |
119 (4.7) |
119 (4.7) |
89 (3.5) |
36 (1.4) |
10 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
533 (21) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
References [edit]
- ^ (Spanish) Data, 2010 census, INEGI. Accessed on April 9, 2011.
- ^ (Spanish) Aguascalientes, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México, Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, SEGOB. Accessed on line November 23, 2007.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
