[1] It is related to local population of Bunjevci and etymologically deriving from their tribe named Krmpoćani (Carimpoti; Krnpote and Krmpote) who arrived from temporary village area of Krmpota (Carampotti) near Zemunik (today between Medviđe and Zelengrad), in North Dalmatia (Bukovica) in the beginning of the 17th century.
[2][3][4][5][6][7] From it derives the related surname Krmpotić,[2] as well same-titled noble family Kermpotich who lived in Buhovo in West Herzegovina from where emigrated to North Dalmatia in the mid-15th century because of Ottoman invasion.
In Herzegovina the surname became extinct, and there's uncertainty as to which families directly descend from them, besides Zdunić, Sabljić, Cvitanovć/Cvitković among many others.
[8][9] Croatian linguist Petar Šimunović considered it a Vlach oeconym, and linguist Valentin Putanec etymologically derived it from Latin root camp(us) (> *Compates) "those who live in the field" with rotation kamp > crmp (as in Romanian căpusa > krpuša) with ethnic suffix -ota, as in Vlahota (Vlach), Krmpota (Krmpoćanin), Likota (Ličanin).
[3] Krmpote is known for its beautiful landscape, the Kuk and Sviba viewpoints, the decorated Heavenly Labyrinths and the glass chapel in the village of Omar.