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El Progreso
Yoro Department, Honduras · North America
About El Progreso
El Progreso sits on the route: 20 minutes from La Mina.
El Progreso is in Yoro Department, Honduras, with about 100,000 people. The nearest town is La Mina, about 10 km away.
El Progreso (Spanish pronunciation: [el pɾoˈɣɾeso]) is a city, with a population of 120,600 (2023 calculation), and a municipality located in the Honduran department of Yoro.
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Sula is located west of the city. To the east of the city is the mountain range ofRead more
Mico Quemado (Burned Monkey).
El Progreso is located at a crossroads. Due to its strategic location, many travellers or tourists pass through El Progreso in one way or another. Many travellers going to San Pedro Sula, Tela, La Ceiba, La Lima, and Tegucigalpa make a connection here or use it as a rest area.
The territorial extension of the municipality is 534 square kilometres (206 sq mi). Of this territory, 40.5 square kilometres (15.6 sq mi) is defined as urban and 493.5 square kilometres (190.5 sq mi) as rural. The municipality is also divided into three geographic zones that comprise more than 100 barrios, which are home to more than 90,000 people. The climate of the city is humid.
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El Progreso is in Yoro Department, Honduras, about 10 km from La Mina.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 100,810
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Honduras
- Region
- Yoro Department
- Timezone
- America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates
- 15.4000, -87.8000
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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