Ocotlán

Ocotlán

Mexico
      city, east-central Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies near the northeastern shore of Lake Chapala, at the confluence of the Zula (or Atotonilco) and Santiago rivers, and is most important as a transportation hub. As the gateway to the Chapala resort district, it has considerable tourist traffic. A railroad and a highway from Mexico City to Guadalajara, the state capital, to the northwest, pass through Ocotlán, which is also the terminus of a branch rail line to the town of Atotonilco el Alto (northeast). The city has an airfield. The economy is based on industries, agriculture, fishing, and aviculture, making Ocotlán the major settlement on the lake. Pop. (2005) urban agglom., 133,157.

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