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Town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chocz [xɔt͡ʂ] is a town in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Chocz.[2] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Pleszew and 81 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Chocz | |
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Town | |
![]() Church of the Assumption in Chocz | |
Coordinates: 51°58′N 17°52′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Pleszew |
Gmina | Chocz |
City rights | before 1870, 2015 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marian Dariusz Wielgosik |
Area | |
• Total | 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
• Total | 1,746 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 63-313 |
Area code | +48 62 |
Car plates | PPl |
Website | http://www.chocz.pl |
Chocz, in the past also known as Chodecz, was a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[3]
Chocz regained town rights on January 1, 2015.[4]
Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:[1]
Description | All | Women | Men | |||
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Unit | person | percentage | person | percentage | person | percentage |
Population | 1746 | 100 | 861 | 49.3% | 885 | 50.7% |
Population density | 253.8 | 125.2 | 128.6 |
According to the 1921 Polish census, the population was 96.8% Polish and 3% Jewish.[5]
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