Jesús María is a city in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....

. It stands at 21°58′N 102°21′W and serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 of Jesús María

Jesús María (municipality)

Jesús María is a municipality in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It stands at .The municipality reported 99,590 inhabitants in the 2010 census...

.

Jesús María (population 38,631, the second-largest city in the state) is located so close to the state capital city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río Aguascalientes, 1880 meters above sea level, at...

, that it has been swallowed by it, rendering it part of the Aguascalientes metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

 (pop. 805,666 in 2005), with the function of a suburban area.

It is also the sister city of Queen Creek, Arizona

Arizona

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, USA

External links

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