Vulcănești
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For the village in Nisporeni district, see Ciorești.
Vulcănești (Romanian pronunciation: [vulkəˈneʃtʲ]; Gagauz: Valkaneş) is a town in Gagauzia, Moldova.
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Vulcănești
Valkaneş | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 45°41′00″N 28°24′10″E | |
Country | Moldova |
Autonomous Region | Gagauzia |
Area | |
• Total | 15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,185 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Climate | Cfa |
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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.[2][3]