Ocna Sibiului

Ocna Sibiului
Town
View of Ocna Sibiului from the east
View of Ocna Sibiului from the east
Coat of arms of Ocna Sibiului
Coat of arms
Location in Sibiu County
Location in Sibiu County
Ocna Sibiului is located in Romania
Ocna Sibiului
Ocna Sibiului
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°52′29″N 24°4′0″E / 45.87472°N 24.06667°E / 45.87472; 24.06667
CountryRomania
CountySibiu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) George-Claudiu Predescu[1] (PNL)
Area
87.46 km2 (33.77 sq mi)
Elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,434
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
555600
Area code+(40) 0269
Vehicle reg.SB
Websitewww.primariaocnasibiului.ro
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%
2021 3,434+1.8%
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 (6.2 mi) to the north-west of the county seat, Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea (Tschapertsch; Toporcsa).

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the town had 3,372 inhabitants, of which 89.4% were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Ocna Sibiului had a population of 3,434; of those, 77.34% were Romanians, 6.61% Hungarians, and 2.82% Roma.

Natives

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 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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