Jiménez Municipality, Chihuahua Explained

Jiménez
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chihuahua
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:José Mariano Jiménez
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 14, 1824
Area Total Km2:11074.14
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:41,265
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:27.1333°N -159°W

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)
33,567
757
445
421
359
346
Total Municipality 40467

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jiménez. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Jiménez . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . October 13, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070520073858/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08036a.htm . May 20, 2007 .