Căpleni

For the Egyptologist, see Peter Kaplony.
Căpleni
Kaplony
Commune
Saint Anthony of Padua Church
Saint Anthony of Padua Church
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Căpleni is located in Romania
Căpleni
Căpleni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°43′N 22°30′E / 47.717°N 22.500°E / 47.717; 22.500
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028) 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
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
447080
Vehicle reg.SM
Websitewww.capleni.ro

Căpleni (Hungarian: Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒploɲ]; German: Kaplau) is a commune of 4,349 inhabitants in Satu Mare County, Romania along the border with Hungary. It is composed of a single village, Căpleni, and also included the village of Cămin 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.


Administration

The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.

    Party Seats Current Council
  Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) 11                      
  Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR) 2                      

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

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Magyar Keresztnevek Tára".
  4. ^ Romanian census data, 2011 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on May 14, 2012
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