# El Progreso Municipality, Yoro Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Yoro Department 

# El Progreso

El Progreso is a municipality of Honduras in Yoro Department. It had an estimated **205,823 people** in 2024 on 534 km² (about 385 per km²). Its main town is El Progreso. 75 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 256 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 205,823people (2024)
- 534km²
- 256mapped services
- 35 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in El Progreso?

El Progreso had an estimated **205,823 people** in 2024 — 31.0% of Yoro Department, 6th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,123 women for every 1,000 men (above the Yoro Department figure of 1,049). Spread over 534 km², that is about **385 people per km²**, 9th of 298 municipalities.

27.8% of people are children under 15 and 6.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 25 across Yoro Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 53 children and older people.

0–4 ****19,299**

5–9 ****19,041**

10–14 ****18,977**

15–19 ****20,358**

20–24 ****21,111**

25–29 ****19,511**

30–34 ****17,038**

35–39 ****14,412**

40–44 ****11,416**

45–49 ****9,660**

50–54 ****8,181**

55–59 ****6,944**

60–64 ****5,725**

65–69 ****4,673**

70–74 ****3,675**

75–79 ****2,585**

80+ ****3,217**

Source: [Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-hnd).

## Where is El Progreso?

El Progreso lies in [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 9 other municipalities: [Choloma](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/choloma/), [El Negrito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/el-negrito/), [La Lima](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/la-lima/), [Pimienta](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/pimienta/), [Potrerillos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/potrerillos/), [Puerto Cortes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/puerto-cortes/), [San Manuel](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-manuel/), [Santa Rita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/santa-rita/) and [Tela](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/tela/). By area it is the 39th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 6.9% of [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/). The centre of El Progreso is about 166 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 77 km from Yoro, the main town of Yoro Department. The centre point is at 15.4747° N, -87.7564° E.

Source: [Sistema Nacional de Información Territorial (SINIT), Secretaria Técnica de Planificación y Cooperación Externa (SEPLAN), 2010 via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-hnd).

## Villages and localities in El Progreso

Open gazetteers list **75 villages, towns and localities** in El Progreso. The largest with a recorded population: El Progreso (100,810), Agua Blanca Sur (7,592), Victoria (2,884), La Mina (2,690), La Guacamaya (2,525) and Guaimitas (2,321). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 1,356 m above sea level (median 35 m).

- Agua Blanca Norte
- Agua Blanca Sur
- Arena Blanca
- Boquita
- Brisas de la Libertad
- Brisas del Norte
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- Camalote
- Camalote Abajo
- Campín
- Cedros
- Cerritos
- Colonia 1 de Enero
- Colonia 19 de junio
- Colonia 2 de Agosto
- Colonia 3 de Abril
- Colonia Alemana 10 de Junio
- Colonia Armando Lopez
- Colonia Berlin
- Colonia Kattán
- Colonia La Libertad
- Colonia Lotificadora Aurora
- Colonia Marvin Reyes
- Colonia Quebrada Seca
- Colonia Renovacion
- Curva de Dora
- El Barro
- El Bálsamo
- El Paraíso
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- El Rancho
- El Sauce
- El Trapiche
- Guaimitas
- Guanacaste
- Guaymitas
- Kilómetro 45
- La Alemania
- La Caroza
- La Flor
- La Guacamaya
- La Junta
- La Mina
- La Sarrosa
- Las Delicias
- Las Orquídeas
- Maldonado
- Medina Sánchez
- Monte Vista Campo
- Naranjo Chino
- Omonita
- Paleto
- Palos Blancos
- Playa de Indios
- Playitas
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada de Yoro
- Quinta Del Sol
- Residencial La Granja
- Residencial Villas Belinda
- Residenciales Mónaco
- Rápalo
- Río Chiquito
- Río Pelo
- San Antonio La Mina
- Santa Ana
- Santiago
- Tibombo
- Travesía
- Urraco
- Urraco Pueblo
- Urraco Sur
- Victoria

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of El Progreso

Named natural and historic features inside El Progreso, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

13 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Crique Guanchía
- Laguna El Cerro
- Quebrada Agua Blanca
- Quebrada Agua Blanca
- Quebrada Buenos Aires
- Quebrada Camalote
- Quebrada La Mina
- Quebrada La Rosa
- Quebrada de El Plan
- Quebrada de Yoro
- Río Chindonga
- Río Nuevo
- Río Palomas
- Río Pelo

### History

1 ancient site.

- La Pala

### Getting around

2 airfields; 1 bridge.

- Democracia Bridge
- La America
- Marcos Perez

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in El Progreso and the best time to visit

In El Progreso, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,623 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (218 mm) and the driest Apr (40 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 137 

Feb 23 87 

Mar 24 68 

Apr 26 40 

May 27 101 

Jun 26 160 

Jul 26 137 

Aug 26 142 

Sep 26 169 

Oct 25 217 

Nov 23 218 

Dec 22 146 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Progreso

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital De Toyos · El Progreso 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.49352&mlon=-87.74748#map=17/15.49352/-87.74748) 

Bank Ficohsa · El Progreso 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.42062&mlon=-87.80219#map=17/15.42062/-87.80219) 

ATM ATM · El Progreso 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.42064&mlon=-87.80237#map=17/15.42064/-87.80237) 

Petrol pump Texaco El Porvenir · El Progreso 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.46727&mlon=-87.78148#map=17/15.46727/-87.78148) 

Hotel Motel Camelot · El Progreso 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.49382&mlon=-87.74006#map=17/15.49382/-87.74006) 

Mall PLAZA 59 · El Progreso 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.45110&mlon=-87.78812#map=17/15.45110/-87.78812) 

School Escuela Juan Manuel Castañeda · El Progreso 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.44583&mlon=-87.73470#map=17/15.44583/-87.73470) 

College UTH Progreso · El Progreso 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.41158&mlon=-87.80465#map=17/15.41158/-87.80465) 

Police station Policia Nacional de Transito. · El Progreso 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.40854&mlon=-87.80456#map=17/15.40854/-87.80456) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Progreso

Places mapped inside El Progreso in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals21
- Banks17
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps12
- Hotels20
- Shopping malls10
- Schools14
- Colleges and universities4
- Pharmacies26
- Restaurants116
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics13

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Yoro Department

- Arenal
- El Negrito
- Jocon
- Morazan
- Olanchito
- Santa Rita
- Sulaco
- Victoria
- Yorito
- Yoro

## Quick answers

- Where is El Progreso?In Yoro Department, Honduras
- What is the population of El Progreso?205,823 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in El Progreso?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of El Progreso?About 385 people per km²
- What borders El Progreso?Choloma, El Negrito, La Lima, Pimienta, Potrerillos, Puerto Cortes, San Manuel, Santa Rita and Tela
- How many villages are in El Progreso?75 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Progreso?Settlements lie between 8 m and 1,356 m
- What is the best time to visit El Progreso?February to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Progreso?Hospital De Toyos, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Progreso?Ficohsa, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to El Progreso?ATM, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Progreso?Texaco El Porvenir, about 2.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in El Progreso?21 mapped
- How many banks are in El Progreso?17 mapped
- How many ATMs are in El Progreso?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in El Progreso?12 mapped
- What is the P-code of El Progreso?HN1804 (OCHA common operational dataset)