Jesús María Municipality

Jesús María is a municipality in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It stands at 21°58′N 102°21′W. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 99,590.[1]

Jesús María
Municipality
Coat of arms
Municipality location in Aguascalientes
Coordinates: 21°58′N 102°21′W
Country Mexico
State Aguascalientes
Founded29 October 1833
SeatJesús María
Largest cityJesús María
Area
 • Total506.32 km2 (195.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total120,405
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)

History

Geography

The municipality has an area of 499.18 km² (192.73 sq mi).

Major highways

Adjacent municipalities

Demographics

As of 2010, the city of Jesús María, the municipal seat, had a population of 43,012.[1] Other than the city of Jesús María, the municipality had 346 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Jesús Gómez Portugal (Margaritas) (11,589), Paseos de Aguascalientes (4,432), Arboledas Paso Blanco (3,313), Corral de Barrancos (3,158), El Llano (2,571), classified as urban, and Maravillas (2,208), Paso Blanco (1,709), Tepetates (1,683), General Ignacio Zaragoza (Venadero) (1,630), Paseos de las Haciendas (1,596), Valladolid (1,411), San Antonio de los Horcones (1,254), Los Arquitos (1,120), Miravalle (1,071), and Ejido la Guayana (Rancho Seco) (1,028), classified as rural.[1]

References
  1. "Jesús María". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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