The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Toto-tlan; that means “Among the birds".

The municipality of Totutla is bordered to the north by Tenampa, to the north-east by Tlacotepec de Mejía and to the south-west by Chiapas State.

[1] The weather in Totutla is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

It produces principally maize, beans, coffee and sugarcane.

In Totutla , in July takes place the celebration in honor to Santiago Apostol, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.