Ocnele Mari

Town in Vâlcea, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Vâlcea County

(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 • Density130/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

245900

Area code(+40) 02 50Vehicle reg.VLWebsitewww.ocne.ro

Historical population
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

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

References

^ "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.