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 2020, the municipality had a total population of 129,929.^[1]

Jesús María
Municipality
Coat of arms
Municipality location in Aguascalientes
Coordinates: 21°58′N 102°21′W
Country	Mexico
State	Aguascalientes
Founded	29 October 1833
Seat	Jesús María
Largest city	Jesús María
Area
• Total	505 km2 (195 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	129,929
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)

History

Geography

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

Major highways

• Mexican Federal Highway 70

Adjacent municipalities

• San José de Garcia Municipality (north)
• Pabellón de Arteaga Municipality (north)
• San Francisco de los Romo Municipality (east)
• Aguascalientes Municipality (southeast)
• Calvillo Municipality (west)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2010	99,590	—
2015	120,405	+20.9%
2020	129,929	+7.9%
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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]