Chocz, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Chocz | |
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Town | |
Church of the Assumption in Chocz | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Chocz | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 17°52′E / 51.967°N 17.867°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Pleszew |
| Gmina | Chocz |
| Town rights | before 1382 |
| 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 [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.
History
Chocz, in the past also known as Chodecz, was granted town rights before 1382.[3] It was a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4]
Chocz regained town rights on January 1, 2015.[5]
Demographics
Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:[1]
| Description | All | Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[6]
Number of inhabitants by year
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References
- ^ a b c "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-03. Data for territorial unit 3020014.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 lipca 2014 r. w sprawie połączenia gmin, ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta oraz zmiany siedziby władz gminy, Dz. U., 2014, No. 1023 (2014-07-29)
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. II. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 13.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 7.
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