Chocz, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°58′N 17°52′E / 51.967°N 17.867°E / 51.967; 17.867
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Chocz
Town
Church of the Assumption in Chocz
Church of the Assumption in Chocz
Flag of Chocz
Flag
Coat of arms of Chocz
Coat of arms
Chocz is located in Poland
Chocz
Chocz
Coordinates: 51°58′N 17°52′E / 51.967°N 17.867°E / 51.967; 17.867
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyPleszew
GminaChocz
City rightsbefore 1870, 2015
Government
 • MayorMarian Dariusz Wielgosik
Area
 • Total6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total1,746
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63-313
Area code+48 62
Car platesPPl
Websitehttp://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[edit]

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]

Demographics[edit]

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.[5]

Number of inhabitants by year[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18901,776—    
18971,587−10.6%
19101,981+24.8%
20151,802−9.0%
20161,799−0.2%
YearPop.±%
20171,811+0.7%
20181,777−1.9%
20191,787+0.6%
20201,769−1.0%
20211,746−1.3%
Source: [6][1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-03. Data for territorial unit 3020014.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
  4. ^ 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. z 2014 r. poz. 1023 (2014-07-29)
  5. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. II. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 13.
  6. ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 7.
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