Ocna Mureș | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Alba County | |
  Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:46°23′24″N23°51′36″E / 46.39000°N 23.86000°E /46.39000; 23.86000 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Alba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Silviu Vințeler[2] (PNL) |
Area | 68.34 km2 (26.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 12,480 |
| • Density | 182.6/km2 (473.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 515700 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 58 |
| Vehicle reg. | AB |
| Website | www |
Ocna Mureș (Romanian pronunciation:[ˌoknaˈmureʃ];Latin:Salinae,Hungarian:Marosújvár,German:Miereschhall) is atown inAlba County,Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near theMureș River.
The town administers five villages: Cisteiu de Mureș (Magyarcsesztve), Micoșlaca (Miklóslaka), Războieni-Cetate (Székelyföldvár), Uioara de Jos (until 1960Ciunga;Csongva), and Uioara de Sus (Felsőmarosújvár). Its former name isUioara, and was calledOcna Mureșului from 1925 to 1956.
The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt, mined in the past until the ceiling of the mines collapsed from water infiltration in 1978. Ocna Mureș has a chlorosodic products plant, a salt extraction plant, and aspa which uses the salty water from the former mines. The spa is again open to the public, due to new investments made by the city and county in a new building with spa, salty basins, medical treatments, and sports facilities.
The chemical plant in town was lastly purchased by an Indian company from a company based inTimișoara. Currently, the plant has ceased activity and the old buildings were demolished to make room for new enterprises.The majority of high school students attend either Liceul Teoretic Petru Maior or the 'Industrial Highschool,' where many are trained to later work in mechanics, electrical and IT.Exceptional students progress onto university studies, generally in nearbyCluj-Napoca orAlba Iulia, the county capital. The town’s salt mine was flooded in 1978 and the ground became unstable and collapsed. Now this area is filled with more than 4 large, salty and very deep ponds which are projected to become an big natural park. The center of the town and city hall are located at the base of a large hill, the 'Banța.'
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1956 | 10,701 | — |
| 1966 | 12,126 | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 16,416 | +35.4% |
| 1992 | 16,256 | −1.0% |
| 2002 | 15,697 | −3.4% |
| 2011 | 13,036 | −17.0% |
| 2021 | 12,480 | −4.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to thecensus from 2011, the town had a total population of 13,036; of those, 83.46% were ethnicRomanians, 9.31% ethnicHungarians, and 7% ethnicRomani.[3] At the2021 census, Ocna Mureș had a population of 12,480, of which 80.03% were Romanians, 6.38% Romani, and 6.19% Hungarians.[4]
Ocna Mureș has ahumid continental climate (Cfb in theKöppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Ocna Mureș | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21 (70) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 15.1 (59.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2 (28) | 0.2 (32.4) | 5 (41) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5 (41) | −0.4 (31.3) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) | −3.7 (25.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14 (57) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.5 (34.7) | −3.3 (26.1) | 5.7 (42.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 33 (1.3) | 47 (1.9) | 70 (2.8) | 94 (3.7) | 112 (4.4) | 108 (4.3) | 94 (3.7) | 73 (2.9) | 55 (2.2) | 41 (1.6) | 43 (1.7) | 805 (31.9) |
| Source:https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/alba/ocna-mures-15288/ | |||||||||||||
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