- Târgu Ocna
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Bacău County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Ştefan Silochi
leader_party=Social Democratic Party
|area_total_km2=48,90
population_as_of=2002
population_total=13597|latd=46|latm=16|lats=48|latNS=N|longd=26|longm=37|longs=12|longEW=E|
website=Târgu Ocna (Romanian alternative spelling "Tîrgu Ocna") is a town in
Bacău County ,Romania , situated on the left bank of theTrotuş River , an affluent of theSiret , and on a branch railway which crosses theGhimeş Pass fromMoldavia intoTransylvania . Târgu Ocna is built among theCarpathian Mountains on bare hills formed of rocksalt .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, andpetroleum -based industries.Population
*1900: 8,033
*2000: 14,184Natives
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*George Bulimar
*Sorin Antohi
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