Jiménez Department

Jiménez Department
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
  Total
4,832 km2 (1,866 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
14,352
  Density3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

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. As of the 2010 census [INDEC], it counted with a population of 14,352 inhabitants.

To the east, it limits with Tucumán Province.