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Ocna Sibiului

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Ocna Sibiului
Town
Coat of arms of Ocna Sibiului
Location of Ocna Sibiului
Location of Ocna Sibiului
Country Romania
CountySibiu County
StatusTown
Government
 • MayorIoan Balteș (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total87.46 km2 (33.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,372
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912 4,048—    
1977 5,048+24.7%
1992 4,423−12.4%
2002 4,184−5.4%
2011 3,372−19.4%
Source: Census data

Ocna Sibiului (German: Salzburg; Hungarian: Vízakna) is a town in the centre of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, 10 km to the north-west of the county capital Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea (Tschapertsch; Toporcsa).

At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians.

See also