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