Jiménez (officially, José Mariano Jiménez) is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

and seat of the municipality of Jiménez, in the northern

Mexican state The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...

of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the city had a population of 34,281, up from 33,567 as of 2005. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. ''Principales resultados por localidad 2005'' (ITER). Retrieved on October 13, 2008 It was founded on January 4, 1753, under the name of Real Presidio de Santa Maria de las Caldas del Valle de Huejoquilla. The current name (since 1826) honors Independence War hero

José Mariano Jiménez José Mariano Jiménez (August 18, 1781 – June 26, 1811) was a Mexican engineer and rebel officer active at the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. Mariano Jiménez was born in San Luis Potosí. He studied in the Colegio de Miner ...

. It was given city status in 1898.

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Populated places in Chihuahua (state) Populated places established in 1753 1753 establishments in New Spain {{Chihuahua-geo-stub