Căpleni
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Căpleni Kaplony |
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| Commune | |
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| Country |
 Romania
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| County | Satu Mare County |
| Population (2011) | 3,027 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 90.4% |
| • Roma | 4% |
| • Romanians | 3.1% |
| • Germans | 2.4% |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Căpleni (Hungarian: Kaplony, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒploɲ]; 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.
The name "Cǎpleni" is the Romanian version of its Hungarian name, Kaplony, which derives from an Old Turkic personal name meaning "tiger".
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Coordinates: 47°43′N 22°30′E / 47.717°N 22.500°E
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