Ocotlán, Tlaxcala
City in Tlaxcala, Mexico
19°19′00″N 98°13′42″W / 19.31667°N 98.22833°W / 19.31667; -98.22833
Mexico (2005)
90100
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
- ^ Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine INEGI
External links
- Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán (México Desconocido)
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