Ocampo (municipality of Coahuila)
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Ocampo is a one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila
Municipalities of Coahuila
The Mexican state of Coahuila is divided into38 municipalities ....

, in north-eastern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. The municipal seat lies at Ocampo
Ocampo, Coahuila
Ocampo is a city and seat of the municipality of Ocampo, in the north-eastern Mexican state of Coahuila. It had a population of 3,679 inhabitants in the 2010 census, representing over one-third of the municipality's population....

. The municipality covers an area of 26,433 km² and is located on the international border between Mexico and the USA, here formed by the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande), adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,991.

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
Name 2010 Census Population
Ocampo
Ocampo, Coahuila
Ocampo is a city and seat of the municipality of Ocampo, in the north-eastern Mexican state of Coahuila. It had a population of 3,679 inhabitants in the 2010 census, representing over one-third of the municipality's population....

 
3,679
Laguna del Rey (Químicas del Rey) 2,651
Chula Vista 1,671
San Miguel 259
La Rosita 257
Total Municipality 10,991

Adjacent municipalities and counties

  • Acuña Municipality - northeast
  • Múzquiz Municipality - northeast
  • San Buenaventura Municipality - east
  • Nadadores Municipality - southeast
  • Lamadrid Municipality - southeast
  • Cuatrociénegas Municipality - south
  • Sierra Mojada Municipality - west
  • Camargo Municipality, Chihuahua - west
  • Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua - northwest
  • Brewster County, Texas
    Brewster County, Texas
    Brewster County is a county located in western part of the US state of Texas, along the border with Mexico. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. As of the 2000 census, the population is 8,866. In 2009, the population was estimated to be 9,481. Its...

    - north
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