Capafonts

Capafonts is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia. According to data of 2012 its population was of 121 inhabitants.

Capafonts
Church
Capafonts
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°17′51″N 1°1′42″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
ComarcaBaix Camp
Government
  MayorAntoni Marca Ferrús (2015)[1]
Area
  Total13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[3]
  Total96
  Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Websitewww.capafonts.cat

Also called Capafons, with traditional spelling, the place name derives from the Latin Capite fontium, "head of the fountains".[4] A total of 53 fountains were recorded, most notably Font de la Llódriga, which never dried.[5]

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Capafonts". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Capafonts". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Bofarull i Terrades, Manuel. Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: Pobles, rius, muntanyes, etc.. Barcelona: Millà, 1991, p.65. ISBN 84-7304-186-0.
  5. Diego López Bonillo "Les fonts de Capafonts-1" in Quaderns de Capafonts, núm. 2 (4-VII-2004), p. 10, Quaderns de Capafonts, núm. 2



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