Ponta may refer to:
Ponta, Portuguese for "point" or
promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the so ...
, is a part of many Portuguese and Brazilian toponyms:
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Ponta, Texas
Ponta (pronounced pahn-TAY) is a small unincorporated community in eastern Cherokee County, Texas (USA). According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined stati ...
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Ponta Grossa
Ponta Grossa () is a municipality in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. The estimated population is 355,336 according to official data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and it is the 4th most populous city in Paraná ...
, a city in Brazil
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Ponta Pelada Airport
Ponta Pelada Airport was the main airport of Manaus, Brazil, until 1976. Between 1970 and 1976, the facilities were shared with Manaus Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force. On March 31, 1976, all civilian operations were transferred to the n ...
, an airport in Brazil
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Ponta Porã International Airport
Ponta Porã International Airport is the airport serving Ponta Porã, Brazil.
During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by Infraero and AENA.
History
The airport was commissioned on March 11, 1955.
Previously operated by In ...
, the airport serving Ponta Porã, Brazil
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Ponta Porã
Ponta Porã is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population is 93,937 (2020) and its area is 5,329 km2. It has a dry border and a conurbation with the city of ...
, a municipality in Brazil
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Victor Ponta
Victor Viorel Ponta (; born 20 September 1972) is a Romanian jurist and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Romania between his appointment by President Traian Băsescu in May 2012 and his resignation in November 2015. A former member of ...
(born 1972), Romanian politician
See also
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Ponta Cabinet (disambiguation) Ponta Cabinet may refer to the following governments of Romania, led by Victor Ponta:
* First Ponta cabinet (May – December 2012)
* Second Ponta cabinet (December 2012 – March 2014)
* Third Ponta Cabinet (March – December 2014)
* Fourth Ponta ...
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Ponta Delgada (disambiguation)
Ponta Delgada is the largest city and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal.
Ponta Delgada may also refer to:
* Ponta Delgada (district), a former district in the Azores, centered on the city
* Ponta Delgada, ...
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Punta (disambiguation)
Punta is a form of Garinagu music.
Punta may also refer to:
* ''Punta'', Spanish for "point" or promontory, is a part of many Spanish toponyms
* ''Punta'' (butterfly), a genus of grass skipper butterfly
* Punta rock, a rock version of Ppunta mu ...
* - includes many geographical locations
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