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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