Jiménez
Jiménez district
Jiménez district location in Costa Rica
Jiménez district location in Costa Rica
Jiménez
Jiménez district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°10′47″N 83°44′18″W / 10.1797368°N 83.738198°W / 10.1797368; -83.738198
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonPococí
Creation19 September 1911
Area
  Total109.44 km2 (42.26 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,501
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70202

Jiménez is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Jiménez was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 12.[2]

Geography

Jiménez has an area of 109.44 km²[3] and an elevation of 223 metres.[1]

It presents a mountainous landscape in the south and flat to the north, with an average altitude of 223 meters on the level of the sea. [4]

It is located in the central Caribbean region and borders the districts of Roxana to the north, Guápiles to the southwest, Canton of Guácimo to the southeast.

Its head, the town of Jiménez, is located 5.2 km (11 minutes) to the east of Guápiles and 71.5 km (1 hours 36 minutes) northeast of San José the capital of the nation.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1892985
19271,73876.4%
19505,846236.4%
19632,399−59.0%
19732,66211.0%
19842,7212.2%
20006,644144.2%
201110,50158.1%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Jiménez had a population of 10,501 inhabitants. [7]

Settlements

The population centers that make up the district are:

  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Granja, Molino, Numancia, Santa Clara
  • Villages (Poblados): Anita Grande, Calle Diez, Calle Emilia, Calle Seis, Calle Uno, Floritas, Parasal, San Luis, San Martín, San Valentín, Suerre

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

Jiménez, its head town, has health and education services.

In terms of trade, the sale of groceries and various accessories stands out.

References

  1. 1 2 "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Rural Territorial Development Plan of Pococí" (PDF). INDER. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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