Jesús María (municipality)
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Jesús María is a 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...

 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.

The municipality reported 99,590 inhabitants in the 2010 census. Its municipal seat, Jesús María, Aguascalientes
Jesús María, Aguascalientes
Jesús María is a city in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It stands at and serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of 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
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 (pop. 805,666 in 2005), with the function of a suburban area. The municipality has an area of 499.18 km² (192.73 sq mi).

Settlements

  • Jesús María, municipal seat, population 38631
  • Jesús Gómez Portugal, pop. 7126
  • Corral de Barrancos, pop. 2329
  • Maravillas
    Maravillas
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    , pop. 1787
  • Valladolid, pop. 1608

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