Jiménez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern

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. The municipal seat lies at

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 ...

. The municipality covers an area of 11,074.14 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 41,265, up from 40,467 as of 2005. The municipality had 498 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was:

(34,281), classified as urban.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 243 localities. The largest are:

References

Municipalities of Chihuahua (state) Populated places established in 1824 {{Chihuahua-geo-stub