Ocna Sibiului

Ocna Sibiului
Town

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Location of Ocna Sibiului
Ocna Sibiului
Location of Ocna Sibiului
Coordinates: 45°52′29″N 24°4′0″E / 45.87472°N 24.06667°E / 45.87472; 24.06667Coordinates: 45°52′29″N 24°4′0″E / 45.87472°N 24.06667°E / 45.87472; 24.06667
Country  Romania
County Sibiu County
Status Town
Government
  Mayor Ioan Balteș (Social Democratic Party)
Area
  Total 87.46 km2 (33.77 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 3,372
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
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%
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 to the north-west of the county capital Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea (Tschapertsch; Toporcsa).

At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians.


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