Ohaba Lungă is one of the poorest and least populated communes in Timiș County.

[4] In 1447 it belonged to Arad County and was the property of Miklós Bánffy.

[5] In the Turkish defters from the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century it is mentioned as Oláh-Ohaba or "Romanian Ohaba",[4] which proves the continuity of the Romanian character of the settlement.

Most inhabitants are Romanians (92.9%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (2.31%) and Roma (1.11%).

[6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (82.84%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (12.08%) and Baptists (1.48%).