Country Mexico Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 2,280 m Local time Wednesday 5:51 AM Municipality Tlaxcala | State Tlaxcala Postal code 90100 Population 22,082 (2005) Area code 246 | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 34% Humidity | ||
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.
Map of Ocotl%C3%A1n, Tlaxcala, Mexico
The Basilica of Ocotlán, 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.
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Ocotlán, Tlaxcala Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA