Vulcănești
Vulcănești
Valkaneş | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′00″N 28°24′10″E / 45.68333°N 28.40278°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| Autonomous Region | Gagauzia |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 12,185 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Vulcănești (Romanian pronunciation: [vulkəˈneʃtʲ]; Gagauz: Valkaneş) is a town in Gagauzia, Moldova.
The area of Vulcănești is the southern exclave of Gagauzia surrounded by the Cahul District (Moldova) and Odesa Oblast (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.