Progreso, Hidalgo Explained

Progreso de Obregón
Settlement Type:Municipality and community
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Mexico Hidalgo#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Hidalgo
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Progreso de Obregón
Area Total Km2:106
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:4630
Coordinates:20.25°N -110°W

Progreso (officially: Progreso de Obregón) is a community and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico, located at 20°15′00″N 99°11′00″W. The municipality covers an area of .

Progreso de Obregón used to be part of the municipality of Mixquiahuala de Juárez. It started as a small village next to the Tula River called La Salitrera, but due to constant flooding, the villagers looked for higher ground and established a new village called La Venta in 1826. Thanks to its location (just in the middle of Valle del Mezquital), La Venta became an important economic center and the village grew. After a visit by president Álvaro Obregón the town changed its name to Progreso de Obregón.

On January 15, 1970, Progreso de Obregón emancipated from Mixquiahuala and became a municipality of its own.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,630.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progreso. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. December 27, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070405082812/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/hidalgo/municipios/13050a.htm. April 5, 2007. dead.