Ocampo Municipality, Chihuahua

Ocampo
Municipality

Municipality of Ocampo in Chihuahua
Ocampo

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 28°11′36″N 108°22′01″W / 28.19333°N 108.36694°W / 28.19333; -108.36694Coordinates: 28°11′36″N 108°22′01″W / 28.19333°N 108.36694°W / 28.19333; -108.36694
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Ocampo
Area
  Total 2,037.23 km2 (786.58 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 7,546
  Density 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)

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)
Basaseachi 806
Cajurichi 647
Ocampo 615
Huevachi 235
Cahuisori 231
Total Municipality 6,298

References

  1. 1 2 "Ocampo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Ocampo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 19, 2008.


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