Ocampo, Chihuahua

Ocampo
—  City  —
Ocampo Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°51′N 106°15′W / 28.85°N 106.25°W / 28.85; -106.25Coordinates: 28°51′N 106°15′W / 28.85°N 106.25°W / 28.85; -106.25
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipality	Ocampo

Melchor Ocampo, more commonly simply Ocampo is a town and seat of the municipality of Ocampo, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.^[1]

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

References

1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on October 19, 2008