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Ocampo, Chihuahua

Coordinates: 28°11′36″N 108°22′00″W / 28.19333°N 108.36667°W / 28.19333; -108.36667
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Ocampo
Town
Ocampo is located in Mexico
Ocampo
Ocampo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°11′36″N 108°22′00″W / 28.19333°N 108.36667°W / 28.19333; -108.36667
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
MunicipalityOcampo
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
527

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.

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on October 19, 2008
  2. ^ "Ocampo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.