Sochocin
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Sochocin s is a village
in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Sochocin
. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Płońsk and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of Warsaw
.
The village has a population of 1,945.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Sochocin
Gmina Sochocin
Gmina Sochocin is a rural gmina in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sochocin, which lies approximately north-east of Płońsk and north-west of Warsaw....
. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Płońsk and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.
The village has a population of 1,945.