Jiménez is a
canton in the
Cartago province of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
.
The head city is in
Juan Viñas district.
History
Jiménez was created on 19 August 1903 by decree 84.
Geography
Jiménez has an area of km²
and a mean elevation of metres.
The Turrialba River forms the northern boundary of the canton of Jiménez, with the
Reventazón River
The Reventazón River, , (), is a river in Costa Rica.
Geography
Reventazón River forms part of the Reventazón-Parismina drainage basin, it is long and flows into the Caribbean sea. It starts at the base of the Irazú Volcano, passing t ...
and
establishing the eastern border and the
delineating a major portion of the canton's border on the west.
Districts
The canton of Jiménez is subdivided into the following
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
:
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Juan Viñas
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Tucurrique
Tucurrique is a district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, sev ...
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Pejibaye
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La Victoria
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Jiménez had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Economy
Its main economic activity is the
sugar cane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...
plantations operated by the Ingenio Juan Viñas, which factory produces more than 20,000 tons of sugar annually.
References
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Cantons of Cartago Province
Populated places in Cartago Province