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

Towns and villages

The municipality has 243 localities. The largest are:

NamePopulation (2005)
José Mariano Jiménez33,567
Escalón757
Torreoncitos445
Libertad421
Estación Carrillo359
San Felipe346
Total Municipality40467

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. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
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