Stoczek, Wegrów County
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Stoczek ' is a village
in Węgrów County
, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Stoczek
. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Węgrów
and 73 km (45 mi) north-east of Warsaw
.
The village has a population of 890.
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 Węgrów County
Wegrów County
Węgrów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Węgrów, which lies east...
, 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 Stoczek
Gmina Stoczek
Gmina Stoczek is a rural gmina in Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Stoczek, which lies approximately 18 kilometres north-west of Węgrów and 70 km north-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...
. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Węgrów
Wegrów
Węgrów is a town in eastern Poland with 12,561 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , it is the capital of Węgrów County.First mentioned in historical records in 1414, it received its citycharter in 1441...
and 73 km (45 mi) north-east 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 890.