Type: | commune |
County: | Dâmbovița |
Vulcana-Pandele | |
Leader Name: | Vasile Radu |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.0333°N 48°W |
Elevation: | 348 |
Area Total: | 25.08 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 137540 |
Area Code: | +(40) 245 |
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, on the banks of the Ialomița River and its right tributary, the Vulcana. It is located in the northern part of Dâmbovița County, about south of the town of Pucioasa, and north of Târgoviște, the county seat.
Vulcana-Pandele is crossed by national road, which starts close to Bucharest, runs through Târgoviște, and ends in Sinaia, north of the commune. The county road DJJ712 branches off westwards, towards the Dâmbovița River valley, where it ends in . The Vulcana-Pandele train station serves the CFR Line 904, which connects Titu to Pietroșița (passing through Târgoviște).