Ocampo Municipality, Chihuahua Explained

Ocampo
Settlement Type:Municipality
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:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Ocampo
Area Total Km2:2037.23
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:7,546
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.1933°N -108.3669°W

Ocampo is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ocampo. The municipality covers an area of 2,037.23 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 7,546,[1] up from 6,298 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 220 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Basaseachi (1,248), classified as rural.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 141 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
806
647
615
235
231
Total Municipality 6,298

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ocampo. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Ocampo. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 19, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617072324/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08051a.htm. June 17, 2011.