Ocampo, Chihuahua Explained

Ocampo
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map: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:Chihuahua
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ocampo
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:527
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.1933°N -108.3667°W

Melchor Ocampo, more commonly simply Ocampo is a town and seat of the municipality of Ocampo, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.[1] As of 2010, the town had a population of 527.[2]

Originally settled as Jesús María, in 1861 it changed its name to honour recently assassinated Melchor Ocampo.

Notes and References

  1. [Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía]
  2. Web site: Ocampo. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.