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District in Limón province, Costa Rica District in Limón, Costa Rica
Río Jiménez
District
Río Jiménez district
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Coordinates: 10°15′20″N 83°33′47″W / 10.2555754°N 83.562948°W / 10.2555754; -83.562948
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonGuácimo
Creation26 June 1971
Area
 • Total113.59 km (43.86 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total8,742
 • Density77/km (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code70604

Río Jiménez is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.

History

Río Jiménez was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.

Geography

Río Jiménez has an area of 113.59 km² and an elevation of 10 metres.

Locations

  • Villages (Poblados): Ángeles, Bocas del Río Silencio, Camarón, Cartagena, Dulce Nombre, Escocia, Irlanda, Ligia, Santa María, Socorro

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19734,635—    
19844,102−1.10%
20007,906+4.19%
20118,742+0.92%
202210,382+1.58%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Río Jiménez had a population of 8,742 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ 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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. "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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