El Progreso (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Progreso (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 210 inhabitants?
The town of El Progreso (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Tilantongo. There are 210 inhabitants and it is 2,327 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula is 45 minutes away by car (42 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #4 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Progreso, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Progreso is located at 5.0 kilometers from Santiago Tilantongo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Progreso.
#1 Where is El Progreso? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Progreso (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Progreso, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Progreso (Oaxaca) is 210 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 118 | 92 | 210 |
| 2010 | 135 | 123 | 258 |
| 2005 | 136 | 125 | 261 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.4 | 7.32 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.38% | 3.49% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.00% | 14.73% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.43% | 7.32% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.57% | 21.48% |
| Schooling level: | 6.8 | 5.61 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.78 | 6.67 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.09 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 77.14% | 82.56% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 41.43% | 37.98% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.95% | 0.39% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Tilantongo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 26.19% | 21.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 44.57% | 39.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 11.86% | 4.44% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 66 | 99 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.45% | 90.62% |
| Homes with piped water: | 86.36% | 25.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 34.85% | 95.31% |
| Homes with a radio: | 75.76% | 60.94% |
| Homes with a television: | 65.15% | 56.25% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 31.82% | 18.75% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 24.24% | 12.50% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.58% | 4.69% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.03% | 1.56% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.06% | 9.38% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 56.06% | 1.56% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Progreso
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Progreso, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Tilantongo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Progreso.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Progreso
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Progreso, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Progreso so you can contact them:- CASA PARROQUIAL DE SAN JUAN SAYULTEPEC: 20 km away, direction North (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MIXTLI: 25 km away, direction Northeast (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MERLI: 23 km away, direction Northeast (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT JUQUILA: 25 km away, direction Northeast (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Progreso
A weekend in El Progreso and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Progreso and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Progreso for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Yucudúua (Cerro de Chocolate) (2521 meters): 3.5 km walk (47 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Cumbre (2447 meters): 5.0 km walk (66 minutes), heading North.
- Loma Ziquinidái (2313 meters): 5.0 km walk (83 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Yucuyóco (2350 meters): 5.7 km walk (104 minutes), heading Southeast.
- San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Capilla de San Francisco", 45 km, heading Northwest (42 minutes by car)
- San Antonio (65 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- Buenavista (92 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- La Providencia (127 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- La Ordeña (67 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Progreso (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Progreso by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Progreso there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 64 | 44 | 108 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 23 | 19 | 42 |
#7 Pictures of El Progreso
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Progreso? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Progreso.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Progreso (Oaxaca) is 69943
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Progreso so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 69943. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Progreso ("69") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Progreso
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Tilantongo
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Tilantongo
- Buenavista (92 inhabitants)
- El Carmen (113 inhabitants)
- El Carrizal (8 inhabitants)
- General Vicente Guerrero (135 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Llano de las Avispas (35 inhabitants)
- Laguna Grande Tilantongo (70 inhabitants)
- Las Flores Tilantongo (140 inhabitants)
- Monte Negro (20 inhabitants)
- Narciso Mendoza (58 inhabitants)
- Nuhduu' (54 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (65 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (60 inhabitants)
- San José Tres Lagunas (94 inhabitants)
- San Martín de las Palmas (219 inhabitants)
- Santiago Tilantongo (519 inhabitants)