Jiménez Municipality, Chihuahua

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Jiménez
Municipality
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; -104.917Coordinates: 27°08′N 104°55′W / 27.133°N 104.917°W / 27.133; -104.917
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat José Mariano Jiménez
Founded December 14, 1824
Area
 • Total 11,074.14 km2 (4,275.75 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 41,265

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[edit]

Towns and villages[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. Retrieved October 13, 2008.