Melchor Ocampo, more commonly simply Ocampo is a
town and seat of the
municipality of Ocampo, in the northern
Mexican state
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of
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
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.
[ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on October 19, 2008] As of 2010, the town had a population of 527.
Originally settled as Jesús María, in 1861 it changed its name to honour recently assassinated
Melchor Ocampo.
References
Populated places in Chihuahua (state)
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