Ocnele Mari is a town located in Vâlcea County , Oltenia , Romania . The town administers eight villages: Buda, Cosota, Făcăi, Gura Suhașului, Lunca, Ocnița, Slătioarele, and Țeica.
4-457: The town is situated in the central part of the county, at a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) from the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea , which it borders to the east and south. Ocnele Mari also borders several communes : Mihăești to the south, Bunești to the west, and Păușești-Măglași and Vlădești to the north. The greatest extent of the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 was near Ocnele Mari. This Vâlcea County location article
8-437: A commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune
12-553: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Communes of Romania A commune ( comună in Romanian ) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania . There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county . Urban areas , such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality . In principle,
16-612: Is administered by a mayor ( primar in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes, like cities, correspond to the European Union's level 2 local administrative unit (LAU). Florești , in Cluj County , is the largest commune in Romania by population, with over 22,000 inhabitants. Bistra , in Alba County , is
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