Capmany
Capmany or Campmany is a village and municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Capmany | |
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 St. Agatha's church tower, Capmany | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Capmany Location in Catalonia  Capmany Capmany (Catalonia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′N 2°55′E | |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joan Fuentes Pomés (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 613 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The earliest recorded name for the village is Campmany, derived from the Latin Campus Magnus meaning "big field", but this became corrupted into Capmany ("big head") which is now the official name of the village, though the name Campmany is also commonly used.[4]
References
- "Ajuntament de Capmany". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Capmany". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Campmany". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
External links
- Official website
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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