Jiménez Municipality, Coahuila Explained

Jiménez
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:180px
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1875
Named For:José Mariano Jiménez
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Jiménez
Seat1 Type:Largest city
Seat1:San Carlos
Area Total Km2:3040.9
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:14,919
Coordinates:29.0697°N -100.6747°W

Jiménez is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Jiménez. The municipality covers an area of 3040.9 km2 and is located on the international border between Mexico and the USA, here formed by the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande), adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas.

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 9,935. Oil was recently discovered in Jiménez, and U.S oil companies are in the process of setting operations on both sides of the border, with the majority of the Mexico operations to be based in Cd. Acuna due to its proximity to Jiménez, and operations on the U.S side will be based in Del Rio, Texas. Companies are already working on infrastructure on the U.S side in Val Verde County. The oil industry is going to create an economical impact on both sides of the border.[1]

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Name 2010 Census Population
3,126
1,160
Santa María 929
Madero del Río 506
El Orégano 498
Purísima 456
Palmira (Victoria) 428
La Muralla 402
Cristales 388
Total Municipality 9,935

Adjacent municipalities and counties

Notes and References

  1. http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 2010 census tables: INEGI