Târgu Ocna
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Târgu Ocna | |
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Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Târgu Ocna Location of Târgu Ocna | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′48″N 26°37′12″E / 46.28000°N 26.62000°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Bacău County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Silochi Stefan (Partidul Social Democrat) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.90 km2 (18.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.targuocna.info/ website= http://www.targuocna-portal.ro |
Târgu Ocna (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈokna]) is a town in Bacău County, Romania, situated on the left bank of the Trotuș River, an affluent of the Siret, and on a branch railway which crosses the Ghimeș Pass from Moldavia into Transylvania. Târgu Ocna is built among the Carpathian Mountains on bare hills formed of rock salt. In fact the English translation of Ocna is salt mine.
Târgu Ocna's main industry is salt production, as it is the largest provider in Moldavia. Other industries include wood processing, coal mining, steel producing, and petroleum-based industries.
The town administers two villages, Poieni and Vâlcele.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 8,033 | — |
| 1912 | 7,989 | −0.5% |
| 1930 | 12,588 | +57.6% |
| 1948 | 9,796 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | 11,227 | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 11,647 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 12,603 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 16,071 | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 14,184 | −11.7% |
| 2011 | 11,300 | −20.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Natives
- Gabriela Adameșteanu, writer
- Sorin Antohi, political scientist
- Costel Cașcaval, actor
- Costache Negri, writer
- Ion Talianu, actor
External links
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- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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