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Progreso (municipality)

Progreso ( Spanish: Progreso ) is a municipality in Mexico , Yucatan , with an administrative center in the city of the same name . The population according to the 2010 census was 53,958 .

Municipality of Mexico (AE Level 2)
Progreso
Spanish Progreso
Coat of arms
A country Mexico
StateYucatan
Adm. centerProgreso (37 369 people, 69%)
Number n.p.fifteen
Population ( ▲ 2010 , census)53 958 people [one]
Density69.9 people / km²
Language compositionSpanish, Yucatec
Names of residentsProgreseño
Area772 km²
Heights
• highest point

Chen-Waiyun (6 m )
Geographic Center Coordinates
Coordinates
extreme points
21 ° 08 '- 21 ° 22' N
89 ° 29 '- 89 ° 52' W
Educated1875 year
Chairman (2018–2021)Julian Sakaryas Kuri ( PAN — PMC)
TimezoneUTC − 6 , summer UTC-5
Telephone code+52 969
Postcode97320—97330 [2]
INEGI Code31059
http://www.ayuntamientodeprogreso.gob.mx/ (Spanish)
Progreso (municipality) (Mexico)
Red pog.png
State Map Position
Progreso en Yucatan.svg

Content

  • 1 General
  • 2 Institution and composition
  • 3 Economics
  • 4 Infrastructure
  • 5 Attractions
  • 6 Photos
  • 7 notes
  • 8 References
  • 9 See also

General information

The name Progreso is translated from Spanish as progress, development .

The area of ​​the municipality is 772 km², which is 1.94% of the total state area [3] , and the highest point is 6 meters, located in the Chen-Wuyun settlement [1] .

It borders with other municipalities of Yucatan : in the east with Ishil , in the south with Chikshulub-Pueblo , Merida and Uku , in the west with Hunukma , and in the north it is washed by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico .

Institution and composition

The municipality was one of the first in the state on January 8, 1875 [4] , it consists of 15 settlements, the largest of which are:

The code
INEGI
LocalityNumber
of the population
(2005) [5]
Number
of the population
(2010) [1]
059Total4945453958
0001Progreso ( Spanish: Progreso )

(administrative center)
3551937369
0004Chikshulub Puerto
( Spanish: Chicxulub Puerto )
50526010
0026Campestre Flamboyanes
( Spanish Campestre Flamboyanes )
30224027
0003Chelem ( Spanish Chelem )
30173509
0005Chuburná ( Spanish: Chuburná )
17201929
0009San Ignacio ( Spanish: San Ignacio )
767766
0078El Paraíso ( Spanish: El Paraíso )
285315

Economics

According to statistics from 2000, the working-age population is employed by sectors of the economy in the following proportions [3] :

  • trade, services and tourism - 60.4%;
  • manufacturing and construction - 21.7%;
  • agriculture and livestock - 16.2%;
  • unemployed - 1.7%.

Infrastructure

According to 2010 statistics, the infrastructure is developed as follows [3] :

  • length of roads: 99 km;
  • electrification: 99%;
  • water supply: 98.7%;
  • water disposal: 97.4%.

Attractions

The main attractions that can be visited in the municipality are the buildings of the XIX century [4] :

  • City Hall;
  • lighthouse;
  • huge customs marina;
  • former Hacienda San Ignacio;
  • San Jose Church;
  • Chapel of San Antonio .

Photos

  •  

    Administration building

  •  

    Progreso Pier - the longest on the Yucatan

  •  

    Beach in Progreso

  •  

    Church in San Ignacio

  •  

    Lighthouse in Progreso

  •  

    Trade in Progreso

Notes

  1. ↑ 1 2 3 INEGI. 2010 Mexico Census (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Postal codes of Progreso1
  3. ↑ 1 2 3 National Municipal Information System (Spanish)
  4. ↑ 1 2 Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico. Progreso (Spanish)
  5. ↑ INEGI. 2005 Mexico Census Archived July 22, 2011. (Spanish)

Links

  • Official site (Spanish)

See also

  • Municipalities of Yucatan
  • Portal: Mexico


Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Progresso(municipality)&oldid=100987778


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