| Cotaxtla | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sotavento Region |
| Leader Party: | PAN |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | José Santurino Beltrán Vásquez |
| Area Total Km2: | 537.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 22,050 |
| Population Density Km2: | 41 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 1,316 |
| Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 18.8333°N -119°W |
| Elevation M: | 18 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
| Postal Code: | 94990 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
| Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
| Website: | Municipal Official Site |
Cotaxtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 45 km from the city of Veracruz on Federal Highway 180.
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 22,050 inhabitants in 209 localities.[1] Cotaxtla, the municipal seat had a population of 1,316 inhabitants as 2020, other localities includes La Tinaja (1,918 hab.), La Capilla (1,496 hab.), Colonia Ejidal (1,160 hab.) and Mata Tejón (612).[1]
Major products in Cotaxtla are corn, sugar, and fruits.
In September 2010, the city suffered widespread damage from Hurricane Karl which inundated the area with floods up to 12m (39feet) deep.