- Jaral del Progreso
Jaral del Progreso is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the
Bajío ("lowlands") of the state ofGuanajuato . With an area of 174.37 square kilometres, Jaral del Progreso accounts for 0.57% of the surface of the state. It is bordered to the north by Salamanca, to the northeast by Cortazar to the southeast by Salvatierra, to the south byYuriria , and to the west byValle de Santiago . The municipality had a total of 14,906 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. [Cite web | url=http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ | title=2005 Census | work=INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática | accessdate=2007-03-22] [Cite web | url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato Guanajuato | title=Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia | work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | accessdate=2007-03-22] .The municipal president of Jaral del Progreso and its many smaller outlying communities is Verónica Orozco Gutiérrez [ [http://guanajuato.contralinea.com.mx/archivo/2006/agosto/htm/PAN_voto_conservador.htm PAN, triunfa voto conservador] "AYUNTAMIENTOS PARA EL PAN". Retrieved on
August 30 ,2007 ] .Like most of the neighboring municipalities, Jaral del Progreso economy is based mostly on agriculture and
ranching .External links
* [http://www.jaralgto.gob.mx/ Jaral del Progreso] official site
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