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Limon or limón, Spanish for "
lemon The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culin ...
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Limón Province Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ...
, Costa Rica **
Limón (canton) Limón is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Limón district. Toponymy Limón is the word in Spanish for the lemon fruit. History Limón was created as a canton on 25 July 1892 by decree 61. A district of Limón ...
, a canton in the province **
Limón Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ...
or Puerto Limón, the capital city of both the canton and province *
Roman Catholic Diocese of Limón The Diocese of Limón is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. It was erect ...
, Costa Rica * Limon, Nièvre, a commune in the Nièvre department of France *
Limón, Honduras Limón is a municipality in the department of Colón in Honduras. According to official census of 2001, has a population of 8,627 inhabitants. Its territory of is divided into an ''aldea'' (village) and 23 '' caseríos'' (hamlets). Limón is b ...
, a municipality in the department of Colón * Limón, Panama, a subdistrict *
Limon Bay Limon Bay (''Bahía Limón'' in the original Spanish) is a natural harbor located at the north end of the Panama Canal, west of the cities of Cristóbal and Colón. Ships waiting to enter the canal stay here, protected from storms by breakwaters ...
, Panama * Río Limón, Panama, a river *
Limon, Colorado Limon is a statutory town that is the most populous municipality in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2010 United States Census. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Intersta ...
, a Statutory Town in the United States **
Limon Correctional Facility, Colorado The Limon Correctional Facility is a Level IV, mixed-custody Colorado state prison for men, located in Limon, Lincoln County, Colorado, owned and operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections. History The facility opened in 1991, and hous ...
, a correctional facility in the above city * Limón, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Limón, Utuado, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Limón River, Venezuela


People

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Ada Limón Ada may refer to: Places Africa * Ada Foah, a town in Ghana * Ada (Ghana parliament constituency) * Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria Asia * Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, Tur ...
(born 1976), American poet * Carlos Madrazo Limón (born 1952), Mexican politician *
Donald Limon Sir Donald William Limon, KCB (29 October 1932 – 26 July 2012) was a British public servant who served as Clerk of the House of Commons from 1994 to 1997. Early life Limon was born on 29 October 1932 in Hartlepool to Arthur Limon, the b ...
(1932–2012), British public servant, Clerk of the House of Commons from 1994 to 1997 * Emilio Limón (born 1988), Surinamese footballer *
Graciela Limón Graciela Limón (born August 2, 1938 Los Angeles) is a Latina/Chicana novelist and a former university professor. She has been honored with an American Book Award and the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. Limón has w ...
(born 1938), Latina novelist * Harvey Limón (born 1975), Surinamese footballer *
Iyari Limon Iyari Pérez Limón (born July 8, 1976) is a Mexican-born American actress, best known for her supporting role as Potential Slayer Kennedy on the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Early life Limón was born in Guadalajara, Jalis ...
(born 1976), American actress *
Javier Limón Javier Limón (born 1973) is a record producer, singer and songwriter born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Limón has worked with several artists, mainly from Spain, since he incorporates elements of flamenco rhythm to his work. Besides his work as ...
(born 1973), Spanish record producer, singer and songwriter *
José Limón José Arcadio Limón (January 12, 1908 – December 2, 1972) was a dancer and choreographer from Mexico and who developed what is now known as 'Limón technique'. In the 1940s, he founded the José Limón Dance Company (now the Limón Dan ...
(1908–1972), Mexican-born American modern dancer and choreographer * María Limón, American Chicana writer, poet and activist * Marshall Limon (1915–1965), Canadian sprinter *
Martin Limón Martin Limón is an American writer of mystery fiction. He is the author of fourteen books in the Sueño and Bascom series, including ''Jade Lady Burning'' and the short story collection ''Nightmare Range'', inspired by his time in Korea. Biograp ...
(born 1948), American novelist * Michele Limon, Italian research associate and assistant professor of physics and astronomy *
Monique Limon Monique Limon (born 5 December 1953 in Paris) is a French educator and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member the National Assembly (France), National Assembly from 2017 to 2022 French legislative election, 2022, ...
(born 1953), French politician *
Monique Limón Monique Limón (born October 30, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Senate. She is a Democrat representing the 19th Senate District, encompassing all of Santa Barbara County, as well as over half of Ve ...
(born 1979), American politician * Mordechai Limon (1924–2009), fourth commander of the Israeli navy *
Rafael Limón Rafael Limón Burgos, also known as ''Bazooka Limón'' (born 13 January 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the WBC super featherweight title twice between 1980 and 1982. He also challenged for the same title in 1979 and 1983 ...
(born 1954), Mexican boxer * Richarte Limón, English explorer and conquistador, participated in the founding of Buenos Aires * Theodolinda Hahnsson (1838–1919), née Limón, Finnish writer and translator, first known female author to write in Finnish * Limon Staneci (1916–1991), journalist born in Yugoslavia


Other uses

* Limón F.C., a football team in Puerto Limón, Costa Rica *, a ferry scrapped in 2005 * Loopy Limon, a flavor of Stars & Stripes soft drink


See also

* El Limón (disambiguation) * Limón Group, a geologic group in Costa Rica * ''
State v. Limon ''State v. Limon'', 280 Kan. 275, 122 P.3d 22 (2005), is a Kansas Supreme Court case in which a state law allowing for lesser punishment for statutory rape convictions if the partners were of different sexes than if they were of the same sex was ...
'', a Kansas Supreme Court case * Limons, France, a commune * Lymon, a portmanteau of lime and lemon, used to market Sprite {{disambiguation, geo, surname