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:

  1. Juan Viñas
  2. Tucurrique
  3. Pejibaye
  4. La Victoria

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19275,892—    
19507,731+1.19%
196310,439+2.34%
197311,523+0.99%
198411,861+0.26%
200014,046+1.06%
201114,669+0.40%
202218,710+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:

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

  1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
  8. ^ "Juan Viñas".
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%C3%A9nez_Canton
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