Progreso is a city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. It is the seat and namesake of the municipality to which it belongs, within the wider Canelones Department that surrounds the country's capital, Montevideo.
The city lies in the southern part of Uruguay, a region that forms part of the metropolitan area extending outward from Montevideo. As a departmental municipality seat, Progreso serves as a local administrative center for its surrounding area.
Beyond its status as a city and municipal seat within Canelones, few further details are recorded in the available source material. Its principal distinguishing feature is that it gives its name to the municipality of which it is the head.