The Choctaw Nation Headquarters, which houses the office of the Chief, is located in Durant.
The chief of the Choctaw Nation is Gary Batton, who took office on April 29, 2014, after the retirement of Gregory E. By area, the Choctaw Nation is larger than eight U.S. It shares borders with the reservations of the Chickasaw, Muscogee, and Cherokee, as well as the U.S. A total of 233,126 people live within these boundaries, with its tribal jurisdictional area comprising 10.5 counties in the state, with the seat of government being located in Durant, Oklahoma. As of 2011, the tribe has 223,279 enrolled members, of whom 84,670 live within the state of Oklahoma and 41,616 live within the Choctaw Nation's jurisdiction. The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United States and the second-largest Indian reservation in area after the Navajo. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma ( Choctaw: Chahta Okla) is a Native American territory covering about 6,952,960 acres (28,138 km 2 10,864 sq mi), occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States.
