Banga may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Banga'' (album), a 2012 album by Patti Smith * A song by Ali Shaheed Muhammad from the 2004 album '' Shaheedullah and Stereotypes'' * The name of Pontius Pilate's dog in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel ''

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐf ...

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BANGA Banga may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Banga'' (album), a 2012 album by Patti Smith * A song by Ali Shaheed Muhammad from the 2004 album '' Shaheedullah and Stereotypes'' * The name of Pontius Pilate's dog in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel ' ...

, a collective of Angolan architects

Food

Banga (soup) Palm nut soup is a soup made from palm fruit and it is common in the Ghanaian and Ivorian community. It originated from Akan tribe in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Palm nut soup has become a continental soup. In the Akan language (the native language o ...

, a type of meat, fish and palm fruit soup from Southern Nigeria * ''

Agastache rugosa ''Agastache rugosa'' also known as wrinkled giant hyssop, purple giant hyssop, Indian mint, blue licorice, huo xiang (藿香), and Chinese patchouli, is an aromatic herb in the mint family, native to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Russian Prim ...

'', a culinary herb known as banga in Korea

Places

Banga, Aklan Banga, officially the Municipality of Banga ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Banga''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Banga''; tl, Bayan ng Banga), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

, a municipality in the Philippines *

Banga, Angola Banga is a town and municipality in the Cuanza Norte Province of Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = ...

, municipality in Angola *

Banga, Burkina Faso Banga is a town in the Bilanga Department of Gnagna Province, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the nort ...

, a town in Burkina Faso *

Banga, Entebbe Banga is a settlement in the city of Entebbe, in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Banga is located in the northwestern part of the city of Entebbe. Katabi is located to the northeast of Banga, Lunyo village is to the southeast and to t ...

, Uganda *

Banga, India Banga is a town and Municipal council in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. Banga is also one of the sub-division (tehsil) headquarters of the district. Banga located on Phagwara-Rupnagar section of National Highway 344A ...

, a town and nagar panchayat in India ** Banga Assembly Constituency *

Banga, Pakistan Bangay (Punjabi and ) is a village of Faisalabad District (previously Lyallpur) in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E with an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet). Bangay Chak is 20 km from Faisalab ...

, a town in Punjab, Pakistan *

Banga, South Cotabato Banga, officially the Municipality of Banga ( hil, Banwa sang Banga; ceb, Lungsod sa Banga; tl, Bayan ng Banga; mdh, Inged nu Banga, Jawi: ايڠايد نو باڠ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. A ...

, a municipality in the Philippines *

Vanga Kingdom Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division within the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. The kingdom is one of the namesakes of the Bengal region. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day ...

(also known as the Banga Kingdom), an ancient name for the region of Bengal in India and Bangladesh

People

Banga Sainis Saini () is a caste of North India who were traditionally landowners ( zamindars) and farmers. Sainis claim to be descendants of a king, Shurasena, as well as of Krishna and Porus, and to be related to the ancient Shoorsaini clan,'' "The Sa ...

, a sub clan of Saini people *

Ajaypal Singh Banga Ajaypal Singh Banga (born November 10, 1959) is an Indian-American business executive. He is currently Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. He was executive chairman of Mastercard, after having previously served as president and chief executive off ...

, CEO of Mastercard * Harindarpal Banga, Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist *

Radek Banga Radek is a masculine Christian name of Slavic origin. It is often nickname of Radovan, Ctirad and Radoslav. It is used as a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Radek Baborák, Czech conductor and French h ...

, Czech-Romani singer

Other uses

Banga (pottery) ''Tapayan'' or ''tempayan'' (also known as ''balanga'', ''belanga'', or ''banga'') are large wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jars found in various Austronesian cultures in island Southeast Asia. Their various functions include fermenting ...

, large earthen jars made in the Philippines *

Banga language Gwamhi-Wuri (Wurə-Gwamhyə-Mba), or Lyase, is a Kainji language of Nigeria. There are three varieties, which have only slight differences. "Lyase-Ne" means 'mother tongue'. The Mba people, known in Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, a ...

, a language of Nigeria

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