Vâlcănești is a commune in

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/k ...

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. It is composed of three villages: Cârjari, Trestioara, and Vâlcănești. The commune lies on the banks on the river Cosmina, in the foothills of the

Sub Carpathians The Curvature Sub-Carpathians (), are the foothills of the Curvature Carpathians. The range of high hills (800–900 m), with knolls and parallel ridges (''Măgura Odobești''), which separate two geological depressions are located between th ...

. It is located in the central part of the county, north of the county seat,

Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Ble ...

. At the 2011 census, Vâlcănești had 3,502 residents; of those, 91.03% were ethnic Romanians and 6.25% were

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. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,244, of which 87.39% were Romanians and 6.38% Roma.

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Communes in Prahova County Localities in Muntenia {{Prahova-geo-stub