San José del Progreso
Municipality and town in Oaxaca, Mexico
16°41′N 96°41′W / 16.683°N 96.683°W / 16.683; -96.683![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)
(2005)
San José del Progreso is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 66.34 km². It is part of the Ocotlán District in the south of the Valles Centrales Region
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,164.[1]
Economy
A significant silver mine owned by Fortuna Silver Mines, a Canadian company, is located in the municipality.[2]
References
- ^ "San José del Progreso". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Blood on the Silver: The High Cost of Mining Concessions in Oaxaca". NACLA. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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Municipalities of Ocotlán District, Oaxaca
- Asunción Ocotlán
- Magdalena Ocotlán
- Ocotlán de Morelos
- San Antonino Castillo Velasco
- San Baltazar Chichicapam
- San Dionisio Ocotlán
- San Jerónimo Taviche
- San José del Progreso
- San Juan Chilateca
- San Martín Tilcajete
- San Miguel Tilquiapam
- San Pedro Apóstol
- San Pedro Mártir
- San Pedro Taviche
- Santa Ana Zegache
- Santa Catarina Minas
- Santa Lucía Ocotlán
- Santiago Apóstol
- Santo Tomás Jalieza
- Yaxe Magdalena
See also Municipalities of Oaxaca