Palma or La Palma means

palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae **List of Arecaceae genera * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music * Palm (ba ...

in a number of languages and may also refer to:

Geography

Africa

Palma, Mozambique Palma is a town on the northeast coast of Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province. Less than away is the border with Mtwara Region of Tanzania to the north and north-west. Economy and languages Various languages, including Makwe, Makonde, Mwani ...

, city ** Palma District *

La Palma La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and officially San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly island of the Canary Islands, Spain. La Palma has an area of making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The ...

, one of the Canary Islands, Spain **

La Palma (DO) La Palma is a Spanish Denominación de Origen, Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines that covers the entire island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, Spain. It acquired its DO in 1994. There are around 600 ha of vineyards registered w ...

, a ''Denominación de Origen'' for wines from the island of La Palma **

La Palma Airport La Palma Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto de La Palma) is an airport located in Breña Baja and Villa de Mazo, south of the city of Santa Cruz de La Palma on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is operated by Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegac ...

The Americas

* Palma, Santa Maria, a district of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Palma, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Brazil *

Palma River The Palma River is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil. See also * List of rivers of Tocantins List of rivers in Tocantins (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each lar ...

, Brazil *

La Palma, Cundinamarca La Palma is a municipality and town in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. References Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ...

, a municipality and town in Colombia * La Palma, Cuba, a city * Río de la Palma, a river in Cuba *

La Palma, Chalatenango La Palma is a municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. The municipality, located in a mountainous area of the country, covers an area of 135.60 km2 and as of 2006 had an approximate population of 24,000. It has historical ...

, a municipality of El Salvador *

La Palma, Darién La Palma () is a town and corregimiento in Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama with a population of 4,205 as of 2010. It is the seat of Chepigana District. Its population as of 1990 was 11,632; its population as of 2000 was 3,884. It is ...

, a city of Panama *

La Palma, Los Santos La Palma is a corregimiento in Las Tablas District, Los Santos Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern p ...

, a corregimiento of Panama * La Palma, Arizona, an unincorporated place in the United States *

La Palma, California La Palma (Spanish for "The Palm") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 15,568 at the 2010 Census, up from 15,408 at the 2000 census. In 2013, La Palma was ranked 31st in the "Best places to live" among sm ...

, a city in the United States **

La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (LPH) is a 141-bed acute care facility in La Palma, California, US. LPH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services (PHS), a hospital management company located in Victorville. PHS was founded in 2001 by P ...

* La Palma (Mexico City Metrobús), a BRT station in Mexico City

Europe

* Palma de Mallorca *

Palma di Montechiaro Palma di Montechiaro ( scn, Parma di Muntichiaru) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, southern Italy. Many Greek archaeological findings have been found near the town. Formerly known as Palma, in 1863, Montechiaro ...

Bay of Palma The Bay of Palma ( ca, Badia de Palma, es, Bahía de Palma) is a bay located to the south of Palma, Majorca, Palma, Majorca, Spain. It is in the south-west of the Balearic Islands, Balearic Island of Mallorca. Palma de Majorca's harbour is locat ...

, south of Palma, Majorca, Spain *

Palma Arena The Palma Arena (also known in Spanish as ''Velodrome Palma'') is a multisport pavilion of the city of Palma. Its construction involved major cost overruns, and massive corruption. Its main function is hosting indoor track cycling races on a bank ...

, Palma, Majorca

People

Palma (name) Palma is both a surname and a given name of Spanish, Portuguese and Italian origin. Notable people with the name include: * Palma Vecchio (c. 1480–1528), Italian painter * Palma il Giovane (1548/50–1628), Italian painter * Adalberto Palma (born ...

Dragan Marković Dragan Marković ( sr-cyr, Драган Марковић; born 2 May 1960), commonly known as Palma ("palm tree"), is a Serbian businessman, politician and entrepreneur. He currently serves as a member of the National Assembly of Serbia and is a ...

(born 1960), Serbian politician and entrepreneur commonly called "Palma"

Other uses

Palma shooting The International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA) is the international association for the fullbore rifle shooting sports of Target Rifle ('TR') (in the US 'Palma' Rifle) and F-Class, which are long range competitions shot ...

, a shooting sport which is a variant of fullbore target rifle * Battle of Palma, Palma massacre or Palma shooting which took place in Mozambique in 2021 *

372 Palma Palma (minor planet designation: 372 Palma) is one of the largest main-belt asteroids. It is a B-type asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1893, in Nice. It is thought to be named for the capital city of Majorca, an islan ...

, a main-belt asteroid * ''La Palma'' (newspaper), a Spanish-language newspaper published by ''

The Palm Beach Post ''The Palm Beach Post'' is an American daily newspaper serving Palm Beach County in South Florida, and parts of the Treasure Coast. On March 18, 2018, in a deal worth US$42.35 million, ''The Palm Beach Post'' and ''The Palm Beach Daily News'' ...

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Palma High School Palma School is a grade 6-12 Catholic boys school located in Salinas, California, United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey, its motto is "Palma Merenti," which translates in English as "Palms to the Victor." History Palm ...

, a Catholic boys school in Salinas, California, United States * 47th Palma Light Infantry Regiment, a military unit of Spain *

UB La Palma Unión Baloncesto La Palma is a professional basketball team based in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, :es:Canarias, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish Autonomous communities of ...

, a basketball team in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands *''Palma'', an 1804 opera by

Friedrich Witt Friedrich Jeremias Witt (November 8, 1770 – January 3, 1836) was a German composer and cellist. He is perhaps best known as the likely author of a Symphony in C major known as the Jena Symphony, once attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven. Bio ...

* Palma, a Spanish name for the marine fish ''

Kyphosus elegans ''Kyphosus elegans'', the Cortez sea chub or Cortez chub, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. Description ...

'' * Palma, or Palm, a fictional planet in ''

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