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Campina

Campina is a toponym used in several Romance-language contexts and, less commonly, a surname. In Romanian geography, the name is spelled Câmpina and designates a city in Prahova County, in the historic region of Wallachia. The etymology traces to câmp, meaning field, reflecting the local landscape.

In Brazil, Campina appears as a root in the names of several municipalities and districts. Examples include

Campina
Grande
in
Paraíba,
Campina
do
Monte
Alegre
in
São
Paulo,
and
Campina
Verde
in
Minas
Gerais.
In
general,
the
form
without
diacritics
is
standard
in
Brazilian
Portuguese.