Vulcana-Pandele
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Dâmbovița
|name = Vulcana-Pandele
|image_flag =
|image_shield =
|image_skyline = Casa Atelier gravor Gabriel Popescu.jpg
|image_caption = Gabriel Popescu memorial house in Vulcana-Pandele
|image_location =
|image_map = Vulcana-Pandele jud Dambovita.png
|map_caption = Location in Dâmbovița County
|leader_name = Vasile Radu
|leader_party = PSD
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|45|2|N|25|23|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 348
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 25.08
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 137540
|area_code = +(40) 245
|website = {{URL|https://www.vulcanapandele.ro/}}
}}
Vulcana-Pandele is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gura Vulcanei, Lăculețe-Gară, Toculești, and Vulcana-Pandele.
The commune is situated in the southern foothills of the Făgăraș Mountains, at a mean altitude of {{cvt|348|m}}, on the banks of the Ialomița River and its right tributary, the Vulcana. It is located in the northern part of Dâmbovița County, about {{cvt|8|km|sigfig=1}} south of the town of Pucioasa, and {{cvt|16|km|sigfig=1}} north of Târgoviște, the county seat.
Vulcana-Pandele is crossed by national road {{ill|DN71|ro}}, which starts close to Bucharest, runs through Târgoviște, and ends in Sinaia, {{cvt|50|km}} north of the commune. The county road DJJ712 branches off westwards, towards the Dâmbovița River valley, where it ends in {{ill|DN72A|ro}}. The Vulcana-Pandele train station serves the CFR Line 904, which connects Titu to Pietroșița (passing through Târgoviște).
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|2002 |4959
|2011 |5134
|2021 |4683
}}
References
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{{Dâmboviţa County}}
Category:Communes in Dâmbovița County
Category:Localities in Muntenia
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