Jiménez Department (Spanish: Departamento Jiménez) is a department of Argentina in Santiago del Estero Province. The capital city of the department is situated in Pozo Hondo.[1] As of the 2010 census [INDEC], it counted with a population of 14,352 inhabitants.[2]

Jiménez Department
Location of Jiménez Department within Santiago del Estero Province
Location of Jiménez Department within Santiago del Estero Province
Coordinates: 27°9′48″S 64°29′27″W / 27.16333°S 64.49083°W / -27.16333; -64.49083
Country Argentina
ProvinceSantiago del Estero
Head townPozo Hondo
Area
 • Total4,832 km2 (1,866 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total14,352
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

To the east, it limits with Tucumán Province.

Settlements edit

References edit

  1. ^ "LEY Nº353 DIVISIÓN DEPARTAMENTAL DE LA PROVINCIA". DIRECCION GENERAL DE CATASTRO (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Censo 2010". INDEC (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2023.