200px|right|thumb|Otero Museum and Fine Arts League in [[La Junta, Colorado|La Junta]]
200px|right|thumb|[[Cattle feedlot in Otero County west of Rocky Ford]]
Otero County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,690. The county seat is La Junta. The county was named for Miguel Antonio Otero, one of the founders of the town of La Junta and a member of a prominent Hispanic family.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Crowley County - north
- Kiowa County - northeast
- Bent County - east
- Las Animas County - south
- Pueblo County - west
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 50
- 20px U.S. Highway 350
- 20px State Highway 10
- 20px State Highway 71
- 20px State Highway 109
- 20px State Highway 167
- 20px State Highway 207
- 20px 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