Río Jiménez District Explained

Río Jiménez
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:	Río Jiménez district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	Río Jiménez district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	10.2556°N -83.5629°W
Map Alt:	Río Jiménez district
Established Title:	Creation
Established Date:	26 June 1971
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Limón
Subdivision Type2:	Canton
Subdivision Name2:	Guácimo
Area Total Km2:	113.59
Elevation M:	10
Population Total:	8742
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	70604

Río Jiménez is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.^{[1] [2]}

History

Río Jiménez was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.

Geography

Río Jiménez has an area of km²^[3] and an elevation of metres.

Locations

• Villages (Poblados): Ángeles, Bocas del Río Silencio, Camarón, Cartagena, Dulce Nombre, Escocia, Irlanda, Ligia, Santa María, Socorro

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Río Jiménez had a population of inhabitants. ^[4]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 248
• National Route 811

Notes and References

1. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019.
2. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
3. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.
4. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.