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Vulcănești
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Vulcănești (; ; ) is a town in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, Moldova.
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Vulcănești is a city and urban-type settlement located in the administrative territorial entity of Gagauzia, Moldova. The place has at various times been part of the Moldavian Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Romania, and the Soviet Union. Its earliest written record dates to 12 April 1605. The settlement sits at an elevation of approximately 30 to 31 meters and operates within the Europe/Chisinau time zone.
The local postal code is MD-5301, and the dialing code is 293. Vehicles registered in the area use the licence plate code GE. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 12,185 residents and another citing 14,352. Demographic breakdowns indicate a male population of 4,991 and a female population of 5,928. The official name is listed as both Valkaneş and Vulcănești.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vulcănești
- Region
- Gagauzia
- Country
- Moldova
- Population
- 14,352
- Timezone
- Europe/Chisinau
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Vulcănești
- Settlement.native_name
- Valkaneş
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- gag
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Valkaneş gerbı.gif
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Vulcănești in Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gagauzia
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 15.26
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_total
- 12,185
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Moldova Găgăuzia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Demographics
- Media
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Vulcănești (; ; ) is a town in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vulcănești” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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