La Junta, Colorado
La Junta, Colorado | |
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Looking west along East 1st Street (2021) | |
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Location within Otero County and Colorado | |
La Junta Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′53″N 103°32′51″W / 37.98139°N 103.54750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Otero County |
| City | La Junta |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality |
| • Mayor | Joe Ayala |
| • City Manager | Patrick Comiskey |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.18 sq mi (8.24 km2) |
| • Land | 3.18 sq mi (8.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,078 ft (1,243 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,322 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (890/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81050 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-42110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204829 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | lajuntacolorado |
La Junta HOON-tə is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado 68 miles (109 km) east of Pueblo. The city is the home of Otero College and hosts the annual Tarantula Fest.