| Vlkanová | |
| Other Name: | Farkaspetőfalva |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica District |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vlkanová in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Vlkanová in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.67°N 19.15°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1511 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.78 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 317 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 1275 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 976 31 |
| Area Code: | +421 48 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BB |
Vlkanová (hu|Farkaspetőfalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.[4]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 320 metres and covers an area of 7.778 km². It has a population of about 1,296 people.