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