Jiménez Canton

Jiménez is the name of the fourth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica.[1] The canton covers an area of 286.43 square kilometres (110.59 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 14,934 (estimate as of 2003).[3] The capital city of the canton is Juan Viñas.

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

Districts

The canton of Jiménez is subdivided into three districts (distritos)[1]

  1. Juan Viñas
  2. Tucurrique
  3. Pejibaye

History

The canton was established by a decree of August 19, 1903.

References

  1. ^ a b "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (in Spanish) (PDF). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. http://www.ifam.go.cr/PaginaIFAM/ifams/Descargas/CDI/Legal/Divisi%C3%B3n%20Territorial%20CR%20%20Publicado%20en%20La%20Gaceta%2026%20mayo%202009.pdf. 
  2. ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  3. ^ Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.

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