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 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. It was given city status in 1898.
References
Populated places in Chihuahua (state)
Populated places established in 1753
1753 establishments in New Spain
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