Căpleni
Căpleni Kaplony | ||
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Commune | ||
Saint Anthony of Padua Church | ||
Location in Satu Mare County | ||
(2020–2024) | Tamás-Róbert Megyeri[1] (UDMR) | |
Area | 28.23 km2 (10.90 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) | |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,851 | |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) | |
Postal code | 447080 | |
Vehicle reg. | SM | |
Website | www |
Căpleni (Hungarian: Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒploɲ]; German: Kaplau) is a commune of 4,349 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania along the border with Hungary. It is composed of a single village, Căpleni, and also included Cămin village until 2002, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the bank of the Crasna River, at a distance of 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Carei and 40 km (25 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare.
Etymology
The name "Căpleni" is the Romanian version of its Hungarian name, Kaplony, which derives from an Old Turkic personal name meaning "tiger".[3]
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4]
- Hungarians (90.4%)
- Roma (4%)
- Romanians (3.1%)
- Germans (2.4%)
Natives
- Robert Roszel
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Magyar Keresztnevek Tára".
- ^ Romanian census data, 2011 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 14, 2012
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