Progreso, Yucatán
Progreso | |
|---|---|
City | |
Progreso Beach | |
Location of Progreso in Yucatán | |
| Coordinates: 21°16′48″N 89°40′12″W / 21.28000°N 89.67000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Municipality | Progreso |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Julián Zacarías Curi (2018-2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 270.10 km2 (104.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 53,958 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Codigo Postal | 97320 |
| Area code | 969 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
Progreso (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾoˈɣɾeso]) is a port city in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located on the Gulf of Mexico in the north-west of the state some 30 minutes north of state capital Mérida (the biggest city on the Yucatán Peninsula) by highway. As of the Mexican census of 2010, Progreso had an official population of 37,369 inhabitants, the sixth largest community in the state in population. The city is also the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality's area is 270.10 km2 (104.29 sq mi) and its population at the census was 49,454 inhabitants. It includes Scorpion Reef with its five islets 130 km offshore (north) on the outer edge of Campeche Bank. Its largest other towns are Chicxulub Puerto, Campestre Flamboyanes, and Chelem.