Pungești
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Pungești | |
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![]() Location in Vaslui County | |
Coordinates: 46°42′N 27°20′E / 46.700°N 27.333°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Vaslui |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,840 |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | VS |
Pungești is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Armășoaia, Cursești-Deal, Cursești-Vale, Hordila, Pungești, Rapșa, Siliștea, Stejaru and Toporăști.
In late 2013, Pungești became a center of ongoing protests against shale gas exploitation through hydraulic fracturing.