Río Jiménez District
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Río Jiménez 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, several municipality, municip ...
of the Guácimo canton, in the
Limón Limón (), also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital city of both the province and canton of the same name. One of Costa Rica's seven "middle cities" (i.e., main cities outside of San José's Greater Metropolitan Area), Limón has a populat ...
province of
Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
.


History

Río Jiménez was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.


Geography

Río Jiménez has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.


Locations

* Villages (''Poblados''): Ángeles, Bocas del Río Silencio, Camarón, Cartagena, Dulce Nombre, Escocia, Irlanda, Ligia, Santa María, Socorro


Demographics

For the 2011 census, Río Jiménez had a population of inhabitants.


Transportation


Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 248 * National Route 811


References

Districts of Limón Province Populated places in Limón Province {{Limón-geo-stub