Otumba, Mexico State
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Otumba is a municipio of Mexico State in Mexico
. The municipal seat (cabecera municipal) and largest settlement is Otumba de Gómez Farías
. The municipality of Otumba has a land area of some 143.42 square kilometre, and a population recorded in the intermedial 2005 census, the Conteo de Población y Vivienda
, of 29,873.
ranges from 2300 to 2900 m (7,545.9 to 9,514.4 ft).
Principal land usage is agricultural farmland, totalling 8537 hectares (21,095.4 acre) or almost 60% the total land area. Another 1056 hectares (2,609.4 acre) or approximately 7% is dedicated to livestock farming. Forest cover is less than 1%, at about 59.2 hectares (146.3 acre).
Trade is an important activity for the municipality's economy, including establishments as general stores, construction supply, pharmacies, butcher shops, stationary stores, and others.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The municipal seat (cabecera municipal) and largest settlement is Otumba de Gómez Farías
Otumba de Gómez Farías
Otumba or Otumba de Gómez Farías is a town and municipality located in the northeast of the State of Mexico, just northeast of Mexico City. Historically, this area is best known as the site of the Battle of Otumba and as an important crossroads during the colonial period where incoming viceroys...
. The municipality of Otumba has a land area of some 143.42 square kilometre, and a population recorded in the intermedial 2005 census, the Conteo de Población y Vivienda
Conteo de Población y Vivienda
The Conteo de Población y Vivienda is a national census compiled by the government of Mexico, taken intermedially between the more comprehensive national general censuses...
, of 29,873.
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 levelAbove mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
ranges from 2300 to 2900 m (7,545.9 to 9,514.4 ft).
Principal land usage is agricultural farmland, totalling 8537 hectares (21,095.4 acre) or almost 60% the total land area. Another 1056 hectares (2,609.4 acre) or approximately 7% is dedicated to livestock farming. Forest cover is less than 1%, at about 59.2 hectares (146.3 acre).
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, stationary stores, and others.