Ocotlán, Tlaxcala

Ocotlán
City
Basilica of Ocotlán
Basilica of Ocotlán
Ocotlán is located in Tlaxcala
Ocotlán
Ocotlán
Ocotlán is located in Mexico
Ocotlán
Ocotlán
Coordinates: 19°19′00″N 98°13′42″W / 19.31667°N 98.22833°W / 19.31667; -98.22833
Country Mexico
StateTlaxcala
MunicipalityTlaxcala
Elevation
2,280 m (7,480 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
22,082
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
90100
Area code246

Ocotlán (from the Nahuatl ocotl ("pine tree"), meaning "place of pines") is a city in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, located in the centre of that state within the conurbation of the state capital, Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.

The Basilica of Ocotlán [es], dedicated to the Virgin of Ocotlán, a 1541 Marian apparition, is a site of Roman Catholic pilgrimage.

In the 2005 INEGI census, Ocotlán reported a population of 22,082, making it the largest settlement in the municipality of Tlaxcala: more populous even than the state capital, which reported 15,777.[1]

References

  1. ^ Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine INEGI