La Junta is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of 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 east of Pueblo. The city is home to Otero College.
la Junta is a Home rUle mUniCIpalITy iN, the countY seat oF, and the Most poPUlous mUniCipAlity of 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 east of pUEblo. the CiTy is Home to oteRo colLege.