El Progreso

El Progreso ( ) 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 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 . Of this territory, is defined as urban and 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.

El Progreso ( ) 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 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 . Of this territory, is defined as urban and 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. ==Demographics== At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, San Francisco del Valle municipality had a population of 202,980 (2025). Of these, 81.07% were Mestizo, 16.12% White, 1.53% Indigenous (1.04% Chʼortiʼ, 0.28% Lenca), 1.04% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.24% others. === Ulúa River=== winds through El Progreso The Ulúa River is one of the biggest and most important rivers of Honduras. This river has its birth in the department of Intibucá under the name of Rio Grande de Otoro. The river runs through the departments of Santa Bárbara, Cortés, Yoro and Atlántida. It is fed by Higuito River, Mejocote River, Jicatuyo River, Pelo River, Comayagua River and Sulaco River. In addition; many other creeks help to its development. The total length of Ulua River is . Due to its might, the Ulúa River is also a dangerous river. During cyclones or torrential rains it has a tendency to grow excessively, therefore causing damages to the cities where it runs. Hurricane Mitch crept ashore on 29 October 1998 and lingered until 3 November, leaving as much as 3 feet of rain in its wake as it lingered and meandered northward. This resulted in epic flooding and total devastation of the Ulúa basin. Recovery is still incomplete after a decade later. ==See also== ==References==

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