Jiménez Municipality, Chihuahua

Jiménez
Municipality

Municipality of Jiménez in Chihuahua
Jiménez

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 27°08′N 104°55′W / 27.133°N 104.917°W / 27.133; -104.917Coordinates: 27°08′N 104°55′W / 27.133°N 104.917°W / 27.133; -104.917
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat José Mariano Jiménez
Founded December 14, 1824
Area
  Total 11,074.14 km2 (4,275.75 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 41,265

Jiménez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at José Mariano Jiménez. The municipality covers an area of 11,074.14 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 41,265,[1] up from 40,467 as of 2005.[2]


The municipality had 498 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: José Mariano Jiménez (34,281), classified as urban.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 243 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
José Mariano Jiménez 33,567
Escalón 757
Torreoncitos 445
Libertad 421
Estación Carrillo 359
San Felipe 346
Total Municipality 40467

References

  1. 1 2 "Jiménez". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Jiménez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
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