Vulcănești (Romanian pronunciation: [vulkəˈneʃtʲ]; Gagauz: Valkaneş) is a town in Gagauzia, Moldova.
Vulcănești Valkaneş | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Vulcănești Location of Vulcănești in Moldova | |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 12,185 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Climate | Cfa |
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]
Demographics
According to the 2014 census, the population of Vulcănești amounted to 12,185 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 15,729 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 5,753 were men and 6,432 were women.[4]
Ethnic composition of Vulcănești (2014)[5]
Footnotes:
* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.
* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[7] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[8][9]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 6,538 | — |
| 1970 | 13,637 | +108.6% |
| 1979 | 15,493 | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 18,230 | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 15,729 | −13.7% |
| 2014 | 12,185 | −22.5% |
Media
- Vocea Basarabiei 106.7
Notable people
- Grigorii Uzun (born 1986), businessman and politician