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Vila Nova, Angola
Vila may refer to: People * Vila (surname) Places Andorra * Vila, Andorra, a town in the parish of Encamp Brazil * Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, a municipality in the State of Mato Grosso * Vila Boa, Goiás, a municipality in the State of Goiás * Vila Flores, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Flor, a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte * Vila Lângaro, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Maria (district of São Paulo), a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Nova do Piauí, a municipality of Piauí * Vila Nova dos Martírios, a municipality of Maranhão * Vila Nova do Sul, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Pavão, a municipality in Espírito Santo * Vila Propício, a municipality in the State of Goiás * Vila Rica, a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais * Vila Valério, a municipality in Espírito Santo * Vila Velha, a municipality in Espírito Santo Estonia * Vila, Estonia, village in the parish of Vihula, country of Lääne-Viru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila (surname)
Vila (, , , ) is a common Spanish and Portuguese surname in Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese that means 'village' or 'farm'. Other spelling: Villa, Villar, Vilar, Vilares, Villares, Villalta, Villalba. * Begoña Vila (born 1963), Spanish astrophysicist * Bob Vila (born 1946), American home improvement television show host * Enrique Vila-Matas, Spanish writer * Hèctor Vila, pseudonym of Pere Vilaregut, Spanish singer * Ferran Vila Bonell (b. 1983), Andorran ski mountaineer * Florian Vila, Albanian chess master * Jaume Vila Mulet, Spanish politician * Joan Vila i Cinca, Spanish painter * Joan Vila i Pujol, Spanish drafter and illustrator, known as ''D'Ivori'' * Joe Vila (1866–1934), American sports writer * Jordi Vila i Foruny, Spanish industrialist and politician * Josep Vila i Amorós, Spanish musician * Josep Vila Closes, Spanish painter * Lluís Vila i d'Abadal, Spanish doctor and politician * Lucas Vila, Argentine field hockey player * Maria Vila i Panad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Pery
Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique. Chimoio's name under Portuguese administration was ''Vila Pery''. Vila Pery developed under Portuguese rule as an important agricultural and textiles centre. The town lies on the railway line from Beira to Bulawayo, near the Cabeça do Velho rock. Located about 95 km from the Zimbabwean border, it has been a major destination for Zimbabwean immigrants looking for employment in Mozambique. History and landmarks Pre-colonial era The city of Chimoio, capital of Manica Province, lies on the Beira Corridor at an altitude of 750 metres, linking the coast and the interior of the continent. The name Chimoio comes from one of the sons of Ganda, paramount chief of the totemic Moyo clan, who came from M´bire and settled in those lands. Oral history says Chimoio, who was a great hunter, once killed an elephant in the lands of another clan. Chaurumba, their chief, judged Chimoio's be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila-real
Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( Castelló de la Plana). Villarreal is separated from Castelló de la Plana by the Millars River. It has 51,367 inhabitants (2010 data), most of them living in the urban area that covers about 10.7% of its ''comarca's'' 55.4 km2 surface. Ranked by population, it is the second-largest city in the province (after the capital), and fifteenth in the Valencian Community. The town was founded with royal status by King James I of Aragon in 1274 during his campaign to regain Muslim territory in present-day Valencia during the Reconquista. It later became an agricultural centre for orange cultivation, and more recently a centre for the ceramics industry. The city is the birthplace of Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea (1852–190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vila
La Vila Joiosa () is a coastal town and municipality in the Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. The town is known to the locals simply as La Vila. It is the historic and administrative capital of the ''comarca'' of Marina Baixa and is located 32 km from the city of Alicante, in the coastal area known as Costa Blanca (''White Coast''). La Vila Joiosa literally means ''Joyful Town'', although the inhabitants often abbreviate it to ''La Vila''. It has over three kilometers of beaches, including ''La Platja Centre'' (Central Beach), close to the city centre. The river Amadorio runs through ''La Vila''. The area is famous for its chocolate industry and tourism. One of the most popular tourist attractions is its Gothic Catholic church of the Assumption, with a Baroque altar piece. Another popular destination, the Royal Palm Casino (formerly Casino Costa Blanca), is now closed. The town's festival of '' Moros i Cristians'', celebrated at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila, Solomon Islands
Vila is a site at the southern end of Kolombangara in the nation of Solomon Islands, originally the location of the Vila Stanmore coconut plantation. During World War II, Japanese forces built an airstrip An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ... in order to stage aircraft from Rabaul down to Guadalcanal, and on several occasions, beginning on 24 January 1943 US attempted to put the airstrip out of operation by bombing it. However, it remained in use until the Japanese evacuated Kolombangara in September and early October 1943. The airstrip survives today, and is occasionally visited by tourists interested in the history. External links Photos of Vila Airfield Geography of the Solomon Islands Airports in the Solomon Islands {{Solomons-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Do Porto (Azores)
Vila do Porto (; "Port Town") is the single municipality, the name of the main town and one of the civil parishes on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. Its nearest neighbor, administratively, is the municipality of Povoação on the southern coast of São Miguel (to the northwest), and it is physically southwest of the islets of the Formigas. The population in 2021 was 5,408, in an area of . History Santa Maria was the first island in the archipelago to be discovered by Diogo Silves in 1427. By 2 July 1439, a royal charter from Infante D. Pedro, regent of D. Afonso V, referred to the fact that Prince Henry the Navigator had ordered that sheep be set ashore along the seven islands of the Azores (since Corvo and Flores had, at the time, not been discovered). São Miguel and Santa Maria were the first islands to be settled by families from Estremadura, Alto Alentejo and Algarve, facilitated by Gonçalo Velho, then first donatary-captain of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Franca Do Campo (Azores)
Vila Franca do Campo () is a town and municipality in the southern part of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Azores. The population of the municipality was 11,229 in 2011, in an area of 77.97 km². The town proper, which incorporates the urbanized parishes São Miguel and São Pedro, has 4100 inhabitants. History Vila Franca do Campo displays its municipal motto, ''Quis sicut deus?'', on its flag and on its coat-of-arms. This Latin phrase means "Who is like God?" It is a reference to St. Michael the Archangel for whom the island of São Miguel is named; in Hebrew, the name, Michael, means "he who is like God". Founded in the middle of the 15th century by Gonçalo Vaz Botelho, the settlement was elevated to the status of ''vila'' (''town'') in 1472; Vila Franca do Campo quickly grew into the largest settlement and administrative seat of the island of São Miguel. The greatest tragedy to befall the Azores occurred on 20 October 1522, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Real De Santo António Municipality
Vila may refer to: People *Vila (surname) Places Andorra * Vila, Andorra, a town in the parish of Encamp Brazil * Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, a municipality in the State of Mato Grosso * Vila Boa, Goiás, a municipality in the State of Goiás * Vila Flores, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Flor, a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte * Vila Lângaro, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Maria (district of São Paulo), a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Nova do Piauí, a municipality of Piauí * Vila Nova dos Martírios, a municipality of Maranhão * Vila Nova do Sul, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Pavão, a municipality in Espírito Santo * Vila Propício, a municipality in the State of Goiás * Vila Rica, a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais * Vila Valério, a municipality in Espírito Santo * Vila Velha, a municipality in Espírito Santo Estonia * Vila, Estonia, village in the parish of Vihula, country of Lääne-Viru Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Real, Portugal
Vila Real () is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the North region. It is also the seat of the Douro intermunicipal community and of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro historical province. The Vila Real municipality covers an area of and is home to an estimated population of 49,574 (2021), of which about 30,000 live in the urban area (2021). The city is located in a plateau 450 m (1,510 ft) high, over the promontory formed by the gorges of the Corgo and Cabril rivers, where the oldest part of town (Vila Velha) is located, framed by the escarpments of the Corgo gorge. The Alvão and Marão mountains overlook the town on the northwest and southwest side, respectively, rising up to 1,400 m (4,600 ft). With over seven hundred years of existence, the city was once known as the "royal court of Trás-os-Montes" due to the high number of manors bearing coats of arms and family crests, attesting the presence of noble figures that established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Nova De Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia (; cel-x-proto, Cale), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population of 178,255 in 2001. The municipality has an area of 168.46 km². and a total population of 302,295 inhabitants (2011), making it the most populous municipality in Norte Region. Gaia along with Porto and 12 other municipalities make up the commonly designated Porto Metropolitan Area. The city contains many cellars (locally known as "caves") where port wine is stored and aged. These cellars have become a major tourist attraction. History Vila Nova de Gaia already existed under the Roman Empire as the city of Cale. It developed most likely from a preexistent Celtic Castro, or Neolithic settlement. The origin of the name Cale (or Gale, since in Classical Latin there was not always a clear distinction between the letters "g" and "c") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Nova De Famalicão
Vila Nova de Famalicão () is a Portuguese town with a population of approximately 133,048 inhabitants () in an area of 201,59 km2, subdivided into 49 parishes (Administrative Division of 11 Unions of Parishes and 23 Parish Councils,). Inserted in the Braga District, in the North Region of Portugal and in the Sub-Region of Vale do Ave, global positioned at 41⁰24’36” N , 8⁰31’13.53” W. The population of ''Vila Nova'' was created in 1205 with the charter given by the King Sancho I. The municipality was created in 1835 as a detachment from Barcelos and was elevated to the category of “Vila” with the charter given by the Queen D. Maria II. In 1985, approved by National Assembly, Vila Nova de Famalicão was elevated to the category of "city". The inhabitants of Famalicão are called ''Famalicenses''. Frequently known simply as Famalicão, the city is the south entrance of the Minho province and the last reference of the Minho province for whoever comes from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Franca De Xira
Vila Franca de Xira () is a city and municipality in the Lisbon District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 137,659, in an area of 318.19 km2. Situated on both banks of the Tagus River, 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, settlement in the area dates back to neolithic times, as evidenced by findings in the Cave of Pedra Furada. Vila Franca de Xira is said to have been founded by French followers of Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques, around 1200. The town is mostly famous for its bull-running festivals in July and October. Bulls are raised in the salty marshlands of the Ribatejo, which is also a notable breeding ground for the magnificent Lusitano horse, esteemed for its quick reflexes and maneuverability. A number of brightly coloured Portuguese bullfighting costumes are on display in the ethnographic museum in the town's bullring, the Praça de Toiros (or Touros) Palha Blanco. Notably, the town was the stage for the eponymously named Vila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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