Căpleni

Căpleni Kaplony
—  Commune  —
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1]	4,511
Ethnicity
- Hungarians	83.35%
- Germans	9.60%
- Romanians	3.56%
- Roma	3.45%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Căpleni (Hungarian: Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: [’kɒploɲ]; 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.

Etymology

The name "Cǎpleni" is the Romanian version of its Hungarian name, Kaplony, which derives from an Old Turkic personal name meaning "tiger".^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census)^[3]:

• Hungarians (83.35%)
• Germans (9.60%)
• Romanians (3.56%)
• Roma (3.45%)

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ http://www.magyarnevek.hu/?page=male&char=K
3. ^ Census data 2002 retrieved on March 22, 2010

Coordinates: 47°43′N 22°30′E / 47.717°N 22.5°E / 47.717; 22.5