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Vulcănești

Vulcănești
Valkaneş
Town
Coat of arms of Vulcănești
Coat of arms
Vulcănești is located in Găgăuzia
Vulcănești
Vulcănești
Location of Vulcănești in Moldova
Coordinates: 45°41′00″N 28°24′10″E / 45.68333°N 28.40278°E / 45.68333; 28.40278Coordinates: 45°41′00″N 28°24′10″E / 45.68333°N 28.40278°E / 45.68333; 28.40278
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.



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