Căpleni
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Template:Infobox Romanian subdivision Căpleni (Template:Langx, Hungarian pronunciation: Template:ConvertIPA-hu; Template:Langx) 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 Template:Cvt north of Carei and Template:Cvt 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".[1]
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[2]
- Hungarians (90.4%)
- Roma (4%)
- Romanians (3.1%)
- Germans (2.4%)
Natives
References
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- ↑ Romanian census data, 2011 Template:Webarchive; retrieved on May 14, 2012
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