Name: | Otero County |
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FIPS code: | 08-089 |
State: | Colorado |
Founded: | March 25, 1889 |
Named for: | Miguel Antonio Otero |
Seat: | La Junta |
Largest city: | La Junta |
Total Area: | 1,270 sq mi (3,300 km²) |
Land Area: | 1,262 sq mi (3,270 km²) |
Total Population: | 18,594 |
Population Density: | 15/sq mi (6/km²) |
Time zone: | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
Summer Time Zone (DST): | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website: | oterocounty.colorado.gov |
Otero County location map. Where is Otero County?
Otero County Road Map
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,270 square miles (3,300 km), of which 1,262 square miles (3,270 km) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km) (0.6%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Crowley County – north
- Kiowa County – northeast
- Bent County – east
- Las Animas County – south
- Pueblo County – west
Major Highways
- U.S. Highway 50
- U.S. Highway 350
- State Highway 10
- State Highway 71
- State Highway 109
- State Highway 167
- State Highway 207
- State Highway 266
National protected areas
- Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
- Comanche National Grassland
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Trails and byways
- American Discovery Trail
- Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway
Otero County Topographic Map
Otero County Satellite Map
Otero County Outline Map
See also
Map of Colorado State and its subdivision:- Adams
- Alamosa
- Arapahoe
- Archuleta
- Baca
- Bent
- Boulder
- Broomfield
- Chaffee
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- Otero
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