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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Choča
| other_name              = Hecse
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia|Municipality]]
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| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = {{SVK}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of Slovakia|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = {{flag|Nitra Region}}
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of Slovakia|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Zlaté Moravce District]]
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location of Choča in the [[Nitra Region]]##Location of Choča in [[Slovakia]]
| coordinates             = {{coord|48.37|N|18.33|E|region:SK|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = [[1209]]
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| area_footnotes          = <ref name="area">{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>
| area_total_km2          = 4.39
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| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="base_info">{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 174
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| population_as_of        = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>
| population_total        = 483
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| utc_offset1             = +1
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| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code             = 951 76<ref name="base_info"/>
| area_code               = +421 37<ref name="base_info"/>
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.obecchoca.sk/}}
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'''Choča''' ({{langx|hu|Hecse}}) is a [[village]] and [[municipality]] in [[Zlaté Moravce District]] of the [[Nitra Region]], in western-central [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/choca/choca.html|title=Choča - Okres Zlaté Moravce - E-OBCE.sk}}</ref>
==History==
In [[history|historical records]] the [[village]] was first mentioned in 1209.
==Geography==
The [[municipality]] lies at an [[altitude]] of 180 metres and covers an [[area]] of 4.39&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has a [[population]] of about 490 people.
==Ethnicity==
The population is roughly 99% [[Slovaks|Slovak]].
==Facilities==
The [[village]] has a small public [[library]] a [[gym]] and [[Association football pitch|football pitch]].
==See also==
* [[List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia]]
==References==
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==Genealogical resources==
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1697-1896 (parish B)
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100919184633/http://cisarik.com/0_Choca_Zlate_Moravce_NI_Bars_Tekov.html '''Surnames''' of living people in Choca]
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[[Category:Villages and municipalities in Zlaté Moravce District]]