San José del Progreso is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

in south-western

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. The municipality covers an area of 66.34 km². It is part of the

Ocotlán District Ocotlán District is located in the south of the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Municipalities The district includes the following municipalities: * Asunción Ocotlán * Magdalena Ocotlán * Ocotlán de Morelos * San ...

in the south of the Valles Centrales Region As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,164.

Economy

A significant silver mine owned by

Fortuna Silver Mines Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is a Canada-based precious metals mining company with operations in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico and Peru. The Company is primarily engaged in producing silver and gold minerals. The Company’s operated mines and proje ...

, a Canadian company, is located in the municipality.

References

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