Ocnele Mari
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Ocnele Mari | |
|---|---|
 Saint George's Church, Ocnele Mari | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Vâlcea County | |
  Ocnele Mari Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′17″N 24°17′53″E / 45.08806°N 24.29806°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Vâlcea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Remus-Gabriel Sasu[1] (PSD) |
Area | 25.05 km2 (9.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,134 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 245900 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 50 |
| Vehicle reg. | VL |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 5,120 | — |
| 1930 | 7,223 | +41.1% |
| 1948 | 6,159 | −14.7% |
| 1956 | 4,420 | −28.2% |
| 1966 | 3,651 | −17.4% |
| 1977 | 3,883 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 3,617 | −6.9% |
| 2002 | 3,591 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,080 | −14.2% |
| 2021 | 3,134 | +1.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Ocnele Mari is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers eight villages: Buda, Cosota, Făcăi, Gura Suhașului, Lunca, Ocnița, Slătioarele, and Țeica.
The town is situated in the central part of the county, at a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) from the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea, which it borders to the east and south. Ocnele Mari also borders several communes: Mihăești to the south, Bunești to the west, and Păușești-Măglași and Vlădești to the north.
The greatest extent of the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 was near Ocnele Mari.
Notable people
[edit]- Ioan Luchian Mihalea (1951–1993), composer, conductor, and television producer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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