San Felipe del Progreso

San Felipe del Progreso
Municipality
San Felipe del Progreso is located in Mexico
San Felipe del Progreso
San Felipe del Progreso
Coordinates: 19°42′45″N 99°57′04″W / 19.71250°N 99.95111°W / 19.71250; -99.95111
Country Mexico
StateMexico State
MunicipalitySan Felipe del Progreso
Municipal seatSan Felipe del Progreso
Founded1547
Municipal Status1826
Government
 • Municipal PresidentEduardo Zarzosa Sanchez (2006-2009) APM
Elevation
2,570 m (8,430 ft)
Population
 (2005)Municipality
 • Total100,201
 • Seat
4,001
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code
50640
Website(in Spanish) http://www.sanfelipedelprogreso.gob.mx/

San Felipe del Progreso is a municipality in the northwest of the State of Mexico. The municipal seat and third largest town is the town of San Felipe del Progreso. It is in the western part of the state, 59 km from the state capital of Toluca and 72 km southwest of Atlacomulco. In colonial times, the village was founded as "San Felipe" or "San Felipe Ixtlahuaca". Later it was called "San Felipe el Grande" and "San Felipe del Obraje". In the second half of the 19th century, it received its current name of "San Felipe del Progreso."[1]

  1. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico San Felipe del Progresso". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

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