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Coordinates:45°41′00″N28°24′10″E / 45.68333°N 28.40278°E /45.68333; 28.40278

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For the village in Nisporeni district, seeCiorești.

Town in Gagauzia, Moldova

Vulcănești Valkaneş
Town
Coat of arms
Vulcănești Location of Vulcănești in Moldova
Coordinates:45°41′00″N28°24′10″E / 45.68333°N 28.40278°E /45.68333; 28.40278
Country	Moldova
Autonomous Region	Gagauzia
Area
• Total	15.26 km² (5.89 sq mi)
Population (2014)^[1]
• 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 inGagauzia,Moldova.

The area of Vulcănești is the southern exclave of Gagauzia surrounded by theCahul District (Moldova) andOdesa Oblast (Ukraine).

One village-rail station also named Vulcănești, is administered by the city.

It was the site of an archaeological investigation, which found aNeolithic sculpture that echoes Rodin'sThe Thinker.^[2]^[3]

Demographics

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According to the2014 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]

Gagauz (71.78%)
Moldovans* (11.74%)
Romanians (0.14%)
Russians (6.51%)
Ukrainians (4.94%)
Bulgarians (3.72%)
Others (1.14%)

:Linguistic composition of Vulcănești (2014)^[6]

Gagauz (65.67%)
Russian (19.32%)
Moldovan* (9.5%)
Romanian (0.4%)
Ukrainian (2.55%)
Bulgarian (2.17%)
Other (0.36%)

Footnotes:

*There is anongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

*Moldovan language is one of the two local names for theRomanian language in Moldova. In 2013, theConstitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,^[7] thus giving official status to the nameRomanian.^[8]^[9]

Historical population
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

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Vocea Basarabiei 106.7

Notable people

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Grigorii Uzun (born 1986), businessman and politician

References

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^Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014:"Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)"(XLS).National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved2017-05-01.
^Gimbutas, Marija (1982). "The 'Sorrowful God'".The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe 6500-3500 B.C. Myths and Cult Images. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. pp. 230–234.ISBN 0-520-04655-2.
^Passek, T.S.; Gerasimov, M.M. (1967). "Novaja statuetka iz Vulkaneshty".KSIIMK Archaeological Museum of the Institute of History of the Moldavian Socialist Republic.111:38–41.
^"2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.(in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^"2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.(in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^"2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.(in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^"Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova.Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved20 December 2013.124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]
^"Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'".Fox News. Associated Press. 2013-12-05. Archived fromthe original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved2013-12-07.
^"Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language".Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013.Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved11 March 2014.

v t e Cities and communes of theAutonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia,Moldova
District seat:Comrat
Municipalities	Comrat
Cities	Ceadîr-Lunga Vulcănești
Communes	Avdarma Baurci Beșalma Beșghioz Bugeac Carbalia Cazaclia Chioselia Rusă Chiriet-Lunga Chirsova Cioc-Maidan Cișmichioi Congaz Congazcicul de Sus Copceac Cotovscoe Dezghingea Etulia Ferapontievca Gaidar Joltai Svetlîi Tomai
Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Alexeevca Congazcicul de Jos Dudulești Etulia Nouă Etulia, set.-rw.st. Vulcănești, set.-rw.st.

v t e Cities and towns ofMoldova
Municipalities	Chișinău(national capital) Tiraspol¹ Bălți Bender (Tighina)² Comrat Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Ungheni
Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat³ Tiraspol^1,3
District seats⁴	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni
Other towns	Biruința Bucovăț Căinari Camenca¹ Ceadîr-Lunga Codru Cornești Costești Crasnoe¹ Cricova Cupcini Dnestrovsc¹ Dubăsari¹ Durlești Frunză Ghindești Grigoriopol¹ Iargara Lipcani Maiac¹ Mărculești Otaci Rîbnița¹ Sîngera Slobozia¹ Tiraspolul Nou¹ Tvardița Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești
¹ InTransnistria.² Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities.³ Also a municipality.⁴ The seat ofDubăsari District is the commune ofCocieri (not a city).