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Jiménez Municipality, Chihuahua

Coordinates: 27°08′N 104°55′W / 27.133°N 104.917°W / 27.133; -104.917
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Jiménez
Municipality of Jiménez in Chihuahua
Municipality of Jiménez in Chihuahua
Jiménez is located in Mexico
Jiménez
Jiménez
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°08′N 104°55′W / 27.133°N 104.917°W / 27.133; -104.917
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatJosé Mariano Jiménez
FoundedDecember 14, 1824
Area
 • Total11,074.14 km2 (4,275.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total41,265

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

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Towns and villages

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Jiménez". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Jiménez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2008.