Capmany

Capmany
Municipality
St. Agatha's church tower, Capmany

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Capmany
Location in Catalonia
Capmany
Capmany (Catalonia)
Coordinates: 42°22′N 2°55′E / 42.367°N 2.917°E / 42.367; 2.917Coordinates: 42°22′N 2°55′E / 42.367°N 2.917°E / 42.367; 2.917
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province  Girona
Comarca  Alt Empordà
Government
 • Mayor Joan Fuentes Pomés (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 612
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Website www.capmany.cat

Capmany or Campmany is a village and municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Capmany". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Capmany". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Campmany". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 2017-10-29.



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