Aguascalientes (a Spanish name meaning "hot waters"; the corresponding adjective for the state and its inhabitants is the whimsical hidrocálido) is a State of Mexico, situated in the center of the country.
The state capital is the city of Aguascalientes.
It covers 5,471 km² and has some 944,000 inhabitants.
The state was created in 1835 when it was separated from Zacatecas.
