Gmina Sochaczew

Gmina Sochaczew is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sochaczew, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina Sochaczew
Sochaczew Commune
Coordinates (Sochaczew): 52°13′45″N 20°14′19″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountySochaczew
SeatSochaczew
Area
  Total91.41 km2 (35.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total8,764
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)

The gmina covers an area of 91.41 square kilometres (35.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,764.

The village of Żelazowa Wola, which is within Gmina Sochaczew, is the birthplace of the composer Frédéric Chopin.

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