Căpleni Explained

Type:commune
County:Satu Mare
Population Total:auto
Căpleni
Other Name:Kaplony
Leader Name:Tamás-Róbert Megyeri[1]
Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:UDMR
Coordinates:47.7167°N 52°W
Elevation:116
Area Total:28.23
Postal Code:447080

Căpleni (Hungarian: Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNk; 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 north of Carei and 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".[2]

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 8 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Magyar Keresztnevek Tára.
  3. http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf Romanian census data, 2011