Jesús María, Aguascalientes

Jesús María
—  City  —
Coat of arms
Municipality location in Aguascalientes
Jesús María Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°58′N 102°21′W / 21.967°N 102.35°W / 21.967; -102.35Coordinates: 21°58′N 102°21′W / 21.967°N 102.35°W / 21.967; -102.35
Country	Mexico
State	Aguascalientes
Municipality
Area
– Total	499 km2 (192.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	38,631

Jesús María is a city in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It stands at 21°58′N 102°21′W / 21.967°N 102.35°W / 21.967; -102.35 and serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Jesús María.

Jesús María (population 38,631, the second-largest city in the state) is located so close to the state capital city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, that it has been swallowed by it, rendering it part of the Aguascalientes metropolitan area (pop. 805,666 in 2005), with the function of a suburban area.

It is also the sister city of Queen Creek, Arizona, USA

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
• Aguascalientes Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• Muncipio de Jesús María Official website
• Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes Official website of state of Aguascalientes