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Find sources: "Otumba" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Municipality in State of Mexico, Mexico Otumba Municipality Main plaza Otumba Coordinates: 19°42′00″N 98°45′20″W / 19.70000°N 98.75556°W / 19.70000; -98.75556 Country Mexico State State of Mexico Municipal Seat Otumba de Gómez Farías Municipality Founded 1824 Elevation (of seat) 2,360 m (7,740 ft) Population (2005) Municipality • Municipality 29,873 • Seat 9,242 Time zone UTC-6 (CST) Postal code (of seat) 55900 Website www.otumba.com/portal/ (in Spanish) **Otumba** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Mexico) in the [State of Mexico](/source/State_of_Mexico) in [Mexico](/source/Mexico). The [municipal seat](/source/Municipal_seat) and largest town is [Otumba de Gómez Farías](/source/Otumba_de_G%C3%B3mez_Far%C3%ADas). The municipality of Otumba has a land area of some 143.42 square kilometres (55 mi2), and a population recorded in the intermedial 2005 census, the [Conteo de Población y Vivienda](/source/Conteo_de_Poblaci%C3%B3n_y_Vivienda), of 29,873. ## Geography ### Localities Towns, villages and named localities (*localidades*) within Otumba municipality include: San Martín, Ahuatepec (Ahuatepec), Belém, Buenavista, San José Coamilpa (Ejido de Otumba), Coyotepec, Cuautlacingo, Rancho el Mayorazgo, Oxtotipac, Rancho las Papas (Rancho de Don Jorge Olvera), Poyoxco, San Francisco Tlaltica, Rancho San Lorenzo, San Marcos (San Marcos Tlaxuchilco), San Miguel Xolco, Santa Bárbara, Santiago Tolman, San Juan Tocuila (Tocuila), Barrio Xamimilolpa (Xolpa), Xochihuacán, Tepa Grande (Rancho Guadalupe Tepa), Tlalmimilolpa, San José de las Presas (Cuautenco), Colonias Jacarandas, Rancho San Nicolás Tlaxomulco, Santa Gertrudis, Campero (Ejido San Marcos), Ejido Buenavista (La Mocha), Colonia Coamilpa, Colonia Chacalco, Rancho Santa Brígida, Tlahuico, Tecalco, La Zumbona, Granja San Cosme, Santiago Tolman, San Telmo, Santa Bárbara (Ejido Santa Bárbara), Colonia los Capulines, Granja los Conquianes, Colonia los Remedios, Rancho la Puente, Granja Liberacos Uno, El Colorado, El Monte, Jagüeycillos, Rancho ZR, La Cruz, San Miguel Axalco Chico, Nueva Colonia de Axalco, and El Potrero. ### Terrain and land use Approximately 15% of Otumba's territory is hilly and mountainous terrain, a further 40% is sloping or undulating land. The remaining 45% is level plains and valleys. Elevation [above mean sea level](/source/Above_mean_sea_level) ranges from 2,300 to 2,900 metres (7,546 to 9,514 ft). Principal land usage is agricultural farmland, totalling 8,537 hectares (21,100 acres) or almost 60% the total land area. Another 1,056 hectares (2,610 acres) or approximately 7% is dedicated to livestock farming. [Forest cover](/source/Forest_cover) is less than 1%, at about 59.2 hectares (146 acres). ## Economy The main economic activity is within the farming and retail sectors. The agricultural sector includes livestock raising such as cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, horses, domestic fowl, rabbits and bees. Trade is an important activity for the municipality's economy, including establishments as general stores, construction supply, pharmacies, butcher shops, stationery stores, and others. ## References ## External links - (in Spanish) [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929040138/http://www.otumba.com/) v t e State of Mexico Toluca (capital) Municipalities Acambay Acolman Aculco Almoloya de Alquisiras Almoloya de Juárez Almoloya del Río Amanalco Amatepec Amecameca Apaxco Atenco Atizapán Atizapán de Zaragoza Atlacomulco Atlautla Axapusco Ayapango Calimaya Capulhuac Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias Chapa de Mota Chapultepec Chiautla Chicoloapan Chiconcuac Chimalhuacán Coacalco de Berriozábal Coatepec Harinas Cocotitlán Coyotepec Cuautitlán Cuautitlán Izcalli Donato Guerra Ecatepec de Morelos Ecatzingo El Oro Huehuetoca Hueypoxtla Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca Ixtapan de la Sal Ixtapan del Oro Ixtlahuaca Jaltenco Jilotepec Jilotzingo Jiquipilco Jocotitlán Joquicingo Juchitepec La Paz Lerma Luvianos Malinalco Melchor Ocampo Metepec Mexicaltzingo Morelos Naucalpan de Juárez Nextlalpan Nezahualcóyotl Nicolás Romero Nopaltepec Ocoyoacac Ocuilan Otumba Otzoloapan Otzolotepec Ozumba Papalotla Polotitlán Rayón San Antonio la Isla San Felipe del Progreso San José del Rincón San Martín de las Pirámides San Mateo Atenco San Simón de Guerrero Santo Tomás Soyaniquilpan de Juárez Sultepec Tecámac Tejuplico Temamatla Temascalapa Temascalcingo Temascaltepec Temoaya Tenancingo de Degollado Tenango del Aire Tenango del Valle Teoloyucan Teotihuacán Tepetlaoxtoc Tepetlixpa Tepotzotlán Tequixquiac Texcaltitlán Texcalyacac Texcoco Tezoyuca Tianguistenco Timilpan Tlalmanalco Tlalnepantla de Baz Tlatlaya Toluca Tonatico Tonanitla Tultepec Tultitlán Valle de Bravo Valle de Chalco Solidaridad Villa de Allende Villa del Carbón Villa Guerrero Villa Victoria Xalatlaco Xonacatlán Zacazonapan Zacualpan Zinacantepec Zumpahuacán Zumpango --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Otumba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otumba) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otumba?action=history)). 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