Otatitlán
Sign in to saveOtatitlán is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, in the south of the state along the border with the state of Oaxaca. The town is best known for its large black image of a crucified Christ, one of three notable images of this type. Most of the population in Otatitlán is poor and the area is dedicated to agriculture, especially sugar cane and bananas.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Otatitlán
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- MainPlazaOtatitlanVeracruz06.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main plaza and kiosk
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mexico
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Veracruz
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Papaloapan
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jorge Guerrero García
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 53.46
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 4,659 (town), 5,250 (municipality)
- Settlement.timezone
- Central Standard Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- -6
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- The town
- The municipality
- Black Christ of Otatitlán
- Geography
- Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Socioeconomics
- History
- References
Otatitlán is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, in the south of the state along the border with the state of Oaxaca. The town is best known for its large black image of a crucified Christ, one of three notable images of this type. Most of the population in Otatitlán is poor and the area is dedicated to agriculture, especially sugar cane and bananas.
==The town== The town of Otatitlán is about 180 km south of the state capital, near the state's border with Oaxaca. All but a couple hundred of the municipality's population lives here. It is centered on a large plaza surrounded by wide streets. The main church is San Andrés, which contains the image of the Cristo Negro, or Black Christ that the town is noted for.