El Progreso

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El Progreso
Municipality
Photo of Cathedral at the Central Park
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  'The Pearl of Ulua'
El Progreso Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°24′N 87°48′W / 15.400°N 87.800°W / 15.400; -87.800
Country	Honduras
Department	Yoro
Foundation	1892
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)	Alexánder López
Area
• Municipality	534 km2 (206 sq mi)
Population  (2023 projection)[1]
• Municipality	204,420
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
• Urban	150,476
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central America)
Climate	Am

El Progreso (Spanish pronunciation: [el pɾoˈɣɾeso]) is a city, with a population of 120,600 (2023 calculation),^[2] 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 of 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.