Ochota

Ochota
Warsaw District
Panorama of Ochota and Narutowicz Square
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Location of Ochota within Warsaw
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County/City	Warsaw
Government
• Mayor	Katarzyna Łęgiewicz
Area
• Total	9.72 km^2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	82,774[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+48 22
Website	urzadochota.waw.p

Ochota (Polish pronunciation: [ɔˈxɔta] ^ⓘ) is a district of Warsaw, Poland, located in the central part of the city's urban agglomeration. It is Warsaw's most densely populated district and home to the scientific campus of the University of Warsaw.

The biggest housing estates of Ochota are:

• Kolonia Lubeckiego
• Kolonia Staszica
• Filtry
• Rakowiec
• Szosa Krakowska
• Szczęśliwice
• Osiedle Oaza

Neighbourhoods within the district

• Stara Ochota
• Filtry
• Rakowiec
• Szczęśliwice

See also

• Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)
• Ochota massacre
• Warsaw Icon Museum

References

1. "Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2019 roku. Tabl. 21 Powierzchnia, ludność oraz lokaty według gmi". stat.gov.pl. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Ochota at Wikimedia Commons
• Ochota travel guide from Wikivoyage

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