Playa (plural playas) may refer to:

Landforms

Endorheic basin An endorheic basin (; also spelled endoreic basin or endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but drainage converges instead into lakes ...

, also known as a sink, alkali flat or

sabkha A sabkha ( ar, سبخة) is a coastal, supratidal mudflat or sandflat in which evaporite-saline minerals accumulate as the result of semiarid to arid climate. Sabkhas are gradational between land and intertidal zone within restricted coastal p ...

, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake *

Dry lake A dry lake bed, also known as a playa, is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceeds recharge. If the floor of a dry lake is covered by deposits of alkaline c ...

, often called a ''playa'' in the southwestern United States

Populated places

United States

Playas, New Mexico Playas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 74. History It is a former company town, named after a nearby former settlement along the Southern Pacific ...

, an unincorporated community in New Mexico *

Playa, Añasco, Puerto Rico Playa is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,498. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an u ...

, a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico *

Playa, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico Playa Barrio is a rural barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,186. Features and demographics Playa has of land area and of water area. In 2010, its population was 1,186 with a population density of ...

, a barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico *

Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico Barrio Playa, also known as Playa de Ponce, Ponce Playa, or La Playa, is one of the thirty-one barrios that comprise the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Bucaná, Canas, Vayas, and Capitanejo, Playa is one of the municipality's f ...

, a barrio of Ponce, Puerto Rico *

Playa, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Playa Barrio is a barrio in the municipality of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 807. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and b ...

, a barrio in the municipality of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico *

Playa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Playa is a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,915. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an u ...

, a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Cuba

Playa, Havana Playa is a Cuban municipality, located in the Havana province. It covers an area of 36.8 square kilometers, which makes up 8.95% of the provincial extension. Geography Playa is the most northwestern of the ''municipios''. It stretches from the Alm ...

, one of the 15 municipalities of the City of Havana, Cuba

Ecuador

Playas Canton General Villamil, also known as Playas, is a Guayas canton in Ecuador. The Playas canton is located at the south western area of the Guayas Province. Its Canton Capital is General José de Villamil, also known as Playas. It is located 96 kilóme ...

, Ecuador **

Playas, Ecuador Playas (officially known as General Villamil Playas) is a coastal city located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador. It is the seat of Playas Canton, created in 1989. As of the census of 2001, there are 24,070 people residing within city limits. T ...

, the administrative center of the Playas Canton

Other

* The Playa,

Black Rock Desert __NOTOC__ The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region (in the Great Basin shrub steppe eco-region) of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a si ...

, Nevada, United States *

Playa (band) Playa was an American R&B/ hip hop group, formed in 1990. The original lineup consisted of Jawaan "Smoke E. Digglera" Peacock, Benjamin "Digital Black" Bush and Stephen "Static Major" Garrett. Playa is best known for their 1998 hit song, " Chee ...