Târgu Ocna

Târgu Ocna (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈokna]; Hungarian: Aknavásár) is a town in Bacău County, Romania. It administers two villages, Poieni and Vâlcele.

Târgu Ocna
Town
Târgu Ocna town hall
Coat of arms
Location in Bacău County
Târgu Ocna Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°16′48″N 26°37′12″E
Country	Romania
County	Bacău
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cristian-Aurelian Ciubotaru[1] (PSD)
Area	48.90 km2 (18.88 sq mi)
Elevation	263 m (863 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	10,410
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	605600
Area code	(+40) 02 34
Vehicle reg.	BC
Website	orasul-targuocna.ro

The town is 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.^[3] 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.

Historical population

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%
2021	10,410	−7.9%
Source: Census data

People

• Gabriela Adameșteanu (born 1942), writer
• Sorin Antohi (born 1957), political scientist
• Miron Grindea (1909–1995), journalist
• Dan Iuga (born 1945), pistol shooter
• Costache Negri (1812–1876), writer
• Mihăiță Nițulescu (c. 1969–2022), boxer
• Ion Talianu (1898–1956), actor
• Traian Vasai (born 1929), painter

See also

• Târgu Ocna Prison

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tîrgu Ocna". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1010.