Ocnele Mari

Town in Vâlcea, Romania

Ocnele Mari

Town

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 / 45.08806; 24.29806
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.ocne.ro
Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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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

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* Ioan Luchian Mihalea (1951–1993), composer, conductor, and television producer

## See also

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* Ocnele Mari mine
* Ocnele Mari prison

## References

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1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
2. ^ "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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Vâlcea County, Romania

Cities|

* Râmnicu Vâlcea (county seat)
* Drăgășani

Towns|

* Băbeni
* Băile Govora
* Băile Olănești
* Bălcești
* Berbești
* Brezoi
* Călimănești
* Horezu
* Ocnele Mari

Communes|

* Alunu
* Amărăști
* Bărbătești
* Berislăvești
* Boișoara
* Budești
* Bujoreni
* Bunești
* Câineni
* Cernișoara
* Copăceni
* Costești
* Crețeni
* Dăești
* Dănicei
* Diculești
* Drăgoești
* Fârtățești
* Făurești
* Frâncești
* Galicea
* Ghioroiu
* Glăvile
* Golești
* Grădiștea
* Gușoeni
* Ionești
* Lăcusteni
* Lădești
* Laloșu
* Lăpușata
* Livezi
* Lungești
* Măciuca
* Mădulari
* Malaia
* Măldărești
* Mateești
* Mihăești
* Milcoiu
* Mitrofani
* Muereasca
* Nicolae Bălcescu
* Olanu
* Orlești
* Oteșani
* Păușești
* Păușești-Măglași
* Perișani
* Pesceana
* Pietrari
* Popești
* Prundeni
* Racovița
* Roești
* Roșiile
* Runcu
* Sălătrucel
* Scundu
* Sinești
* Șirineasa
* Slătioara
* Stănești
* Ștefănești
* Stoenești
* Stoilești
* Stroești
* Șușani
* Sutești
* Tetoiu
* Titești
* Tomșani
* Vaideeni
* Valea Mare
* Vlădești
* Voicești
* Voineasa
* Zătreni

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