Vulcănești Valkaneş |
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Location of Vulcănești in Moldova | ||
Coordinates: 45°41′00″N 28°24′10″E / 45.68333°N 28.40278°ECoordinates: 45°41′00″N 28°24′10″E / 45.68333°N 28.40278°E | ||
Country | Moldova | |
Autonomous Region | Gagauzia | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Vasil Shishku | |
Population (2014) | ||
• Total | 12,185 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
Climate | Cfa |
Vulcănești (Romanian pronunciation: [vulkəˈneʃtʲ]; Gagauz: Valkaneş) is a town in Gagauzia, Moldova. The Vulcănești area is the southern exclave of Gagauzia surrounded by the Cahul District (Moldova) and Odessa Region (Ukraine).
One village-rail station also named Vulcănești, is administered by the city.
It was the site of an archaeological investigation, which found a Neolithic sculpture that echoes Rodin's The Thinker.