Jiménez (canton)

Canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica

Canton in Cartago, Costa Rica

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Jiménez canton

9°49′10″N 83°41′58″W / 9.819549°N 83.6993734°W / 9.819549; -83.6993734Country

Costa RicaProvinceCartagoCreation19 August 1903^[1]Head cityJuan Viñas Districts

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Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de JiménezArea

• Total286.43 km² (110.59 sq mi)Elevation

862 m (2,828 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total14,669 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code304Websitemunijimenez.go.cr

Jiménez is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city is in Juan Viñas district.

History

Jiménez was created on 19 August 1903 by decree 84.^[1]

Geography

Jiménez has an area of 286.43 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 862 metres.^[2]

The Turrialba River forms the northern boundary of the canton of Jiménez, with the Reventazón River and Atirro River establishing the eastern border and the Pejibaye River delineating a major portion of the canton's border on the west.

Districts

The canton of Jiménez is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	5,892	—
1950	7,731	+1.19%
1963	10,439	+2.34%
1973	11,523	+0.99%
1984	11,861	+0.26%
2000	14,046	+1.06%
2011	14,669	+0.40%
2022	18,710	+2.24%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Jiménez had a population of 14,669 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 10
National Route 225
National Route 230
National Route 408

Economy

Its main economic activity is the sugar cane plantations operated by the Ingenio Juan Viñas, which factory produces more than 20,000 tons of sugar annually.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
^ "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.
^ "Juan Viñas".