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Aguascalientes

1. a state in central Mexico. Pop.: 943 506 (2000). Area: 5471 sq. km (2112 sq. miles)

2. a city in central Mexico, capital of Aguascalientes state, about 1900 m (6200 ft.) above sea level, with hot springs. Pop.: 830 000 (2005 est.)

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Aguascalientes

a city in central Mexico; administrative center of the state of Aguascalientes. Population, 167,000 (1969). The city is a railroad junction, and there are railroad workshops. The textile industry (cotton fabric, wool) and the food industry (milling, fruit canning) are well developed. Aguascalientes is the trading center of the agricultural region. A health resort with hot mineral springs is located near the city; this is the derivation of its name. Aguascalientes was founded in 1575.

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