Jaral del Progreso is a Mexican city and municipality located in the BajÃo (lowlands) of the state of Guanajuato. With an area of 174.37 square kilometres (67.32 sq mi), 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 by Yuriria, and to the west by Valle de Santiago. The municipality had a total of 14,906 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. The municipal president of Jaral del Progreso and its many smaller outlying communities is Alfonso Borja Pimentel. Like most of the neighboring municipalities, Jaral del Progreso's economy is based mostly on agriculture and ranching.
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- Ranching in the context of West River (South Dakota)
Ranching in the context of West River (South Dakota)
West River is the portion of the state of South Dakota located west of the Missouri River; it contains more than one-half of the land area and between one-quarter and one-third of the population of the state.
The contrast between the two regions is striking. While East River is predominantly a corn- and wheat-growing region, with large numbers of pigs and poultry operations, West River is predominantly ranching with some dryland farming. Population has decreased as family farms declined due to the harsh conditions and industrialization of agriculture. Other than aggregates, all mining in South Dakota (including gold and other precious metals, industrial minerals, iron ore, and coal) is located in West River, which includes the Black Hills. Both areas were occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. The Great Plains tribes, especially the Lakota or Sioux groups, held most of the territory west of the river. West River includes the Badlands, a vast expanse of rugged, unusable land designated a national park in 1939.
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