Río Jiménez is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Río Jiménez | |
|---|---|
 Río Jiménez district | |
  Río Jiménez Río Jiménez district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°15′20″N 83°33′47″W / 10.2555754°N 83.562948°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Guácimo |
| Creation | 26 June 1971 |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.59 km2 (43.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,742 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70604 |
History
editRío Jiménez was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]
Geography
editRío Jiménez has an area of 113.59 km²[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]
Locations
edit- Villages (Poblados): Ángeles, Bocas del Río Silencio, Camarón, Cartagena, Dulce Nombre, Escocia, Irlanda, Ligia, Santa María, Socorro
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4,635 | — |
| 1984 | 4,102 | −1.10% |
| 2000 | 7,906 | +4.19% |
| 2011 | 8,742 | +0.92% |
| 2022 | 10,382 | +1.58% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Río Jiménez had a population of 8,742 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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). 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.
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