Capafonts Explained

Capafonts
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.2975°N 1.0283°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Tarragona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Baix Camp
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Antoni Marca Ferrús (2015)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:13.4
Population Density Km2:auto

Capafonts (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˌkapəˈfɔns/) is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia. According to data of 2012 its population was of 121 inhabitants.

Also called Capafons, with traditional spelling, the place name derives from the Latin Capite fontium, "head of the fountains".[3] A total of 53 fountains were recorded, most notably Font de la Llódriga, which never dried.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Capafonts. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Capafonts. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Bofarull i Terrades, Manuel. Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: Pobles, rius, muntanyes, etc.. Barcelona: Millà, 1991, p.65. .
  4. Diego López Bonillo "Les fonts de Capafonts-1" in Quaderns de Capafonts, núm. 2 (4-VII-2004), p. 10, Quaderns de Capafonts, núm. 2