Chochołów pronounced [xɔˈxɔwuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. Chochołów lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Czarny Dunajec, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Nowy Targ, and 101 km (63 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The village has an approximate population of 1,135.