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For the Egyptologist, see Peter Kaplony. Commune in Satu Mare, Romania

Căpleni Kaplony
Commune
Saint Anthony of Padua Church
Location in Satu Mare County
CăpleniLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 47°43′N 22°30′E / 47.717°N 22.500°E / 47.717; 22.500
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Tamás-Róbert Megyeri (UDMR)
Area	28.23 km (10.90 sq mi)
Elevation	116 m (381 ft)
Population	2,851
• Density	100/km (260/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	447080
Vehicle reg.	SM
Website	www.capleni.ro

Căpleni (Hungarian: Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: ; 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".

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

Hungarians (90.4%)
Roma (4%)
Romanians (3.1%)
Germans (2.4%)

Natives

Robert Roszel

References

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

v t e Satu Mare County, Romania
Cities	Satu Mare (county seat) Carei
Towns	Ardud Livada Negrești-Oaș Tășnad
Communes	Acâș Agriș Andrid Apa Bârsău Bătarci Beltiug Berveni Bixad Bogdand Botiz Călinești-Oaș Cămărzana Cămin Căpleni Căuaș Cehal Certeze Ciumești Craidorolț Crucișor Culciu Doba Dorolț Foieni Gherța Mică Halmeu Hodod Homoroade Lazuri Medieșu Aurit Micula Moftin Odoreu Orașu Nou Păulești Petrești Pir Pișcolt Pomi Porumbești Racșa Săcășeni Sanislău Santău Săuca Socond Supur Tarna Mare Târșolț Terebești Tiream Turț Turulung Urziceni Valea Vinului Vama Vetiș Viile Satu Mare

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