Río Jiménez | |
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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 |
Río Jiménez is a district of the Guácimo canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
Río Jiménez was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]
Geography
Río Jiménez has an area of 113.59 km²[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]
Locations
- Villages (Poblados): Ángeles, Bocas del Río Silencio, Camarón, Cartagena, Dulce Nombre, Escocia, Irlanda, Ligia, Santa María, Socorro
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 4,635 | — | |
| 1984 | 4,102 | −11.5% | |
| 2000 | 7,906 | 92.7% | |
| 2011 | 8,742 | 10.6% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Río Jiménez had a population of 8,742 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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