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Playa
Playa (plural playas) may refer to: Landforms * Endorheic basin, also known as a sink, alkali flat or sabkha, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake * Dry lake, often called a ''playa'' in the southwestern United States Populated places United States * Playas, New Mexico, an unincorporated community in New Mexico * Playa, Añasco, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico * Playa, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico * Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, a barrio of Ponce, Puerto Rico * Playa, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico * Playa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Cuba * Playa, Havana, one of the 15 municipalities of the City of Havana, Cuba Ecuador * Playas Canton, Ecuador ** Playas, Ecuador, the administrative center of the Playas Canton Other * The Playa, Black Rock Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 five coastal barrios. Barrio Playa also incorporates several islands, the largest of which is Caja de Muertos. It was founded in 1831. Location Playa is an urban barrio located in the southern region of the municipality, within the limits of the city of Ponce, south of the traditional center of the city at Plaza Las Delicias, and on the shores of the Caribbean Sea. It is located at 17.9839°N 66.6128°W, and it has an elevation of 10 feet. The toponymy, or origin of the name, describes the geographic area the barrio occupies in southern Ponce and facing the Caribbean Sea. Boundaries It is bounded on the North by PR-2, on the South by the Caribbean Sea, on the West by Río Matilde, and on the East by Río Bucaná. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Railroad. It was developed by the Phelps Dodge Corporation in the 1970s for employees of its then-new Hidalgo Copper Smelter, located south of the development. Over 270 rental homes, six apartment buildings, a post office, grocery/dry goods store (Phelps Dodge Mercantile), medical clinic with heliport, a bowling alley ("Copper Pins"), grill, a rodeo arena, horse stables, a fitness center, a shooting range, an airstrip and a swimming pool were built for the community, which even has its own ZIP Code (88009). At its peak, the town had about 1,100 residents and included two churches built on land leased from the mining company. The smelter, which included state of the art environmental controls, a power plant and sulfuric acid plants, was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The city takes its official name from the independence hero, General José de Villamil. Playas is an important tourist center and is located approximately 96 km from Guayaquil. Economy The economy of Playas is largely tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (other), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (other), tours. Th ... based, with a number of hotels and resorts located in the area. The Playas include ''Playa General Villamil'', ''Paseo Acuático Recinto Data de Villamil'', ''Playa el Arenal'', ''Playa de data de Villamil'', and ''Playa de Puerto Engabao''. Aside from tourism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 kilómeters from the capital of the Guayas Province, Guayaquil. It borders to the north and east with Guayaquil Canton, on the west with Santa Elena Province, and to south with the Pacific Ocean. Its territory has an area of and has a population of 31,000 citizens, with 25,000 of them living in the canton's capital. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 74.2% * Afro-Ecuadorian 10.8% *White 6.6% * Montubio 4.8% *Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ... 1.9% *Other 1.7% Weather Natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Playa barrio was 1,016. Back to back, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria destroyed sections of Playa including the community's fishing pier in September 2017. In April, 2019 a newly constructed pier was inaugurated for the fishing community of Yabucoa. Sectors Barrios (which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Playa (other)
La Playa may refer to: * La Playa de Belén, a municipality in the department of North Santander, Colombia * La Playa (de Ponce), a barrio in Ponce, Puerto Rico * La Playa, San Diego, a bayfront neighborhood in Point Loma, San Diego, California, U.S. * La Playa Trail, a historic route in San Diego, California, U.S. * ''La Playa DC'', a 2012 Colombian film directed by Juan Andrés Arango * "La Playa", a song by La Oreja de Van Gogh from the 2000 album ''El viaje de Copperpot'' * "La Playa", a song by Ivy Queen from the 2012 album ''Musa'' * La Playa, a Medellín Metro station * La Playa Hotel, a hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Carmel-by-the-Sea (), often simply called Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, founded in 1902 and incorporated on October 31, 1916. Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel is known for its natural scenery and ric ... See also * Playa (other) {{place name disambiguation, Playa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playa Azul (other) ''
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Playa Azul (en: ''Blue Beach'') may refer to: Places * Playa Azul (Michoacán), beach town in Michoacán, Mexico * Playa Azul (Oaxaca), town in the municipality of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico * , town in Colonia department, Uruguay * Playa Azul, a beach in Huanchaco District, Peru * Playa Azul, a beach in Cazones de Herrera, Vera Cruz, Mexico * Playa Azul, a nickname for Varadero, Cuba Other * Playa Azul (Benidorm), one of the tallest buildings in Spain * ''Playa Azul'', a Mexican film that won Best Original Score at the 34th Ariel Awards * "Playa Azul", a song by Los Amigos Invisibles from the 2002 album ''The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 ''The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1'' is an album released by Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles in 2002 (Long Lost Brother Records) and 2004 (Luaka Bop). It was produced by "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" González of Masters at Work, exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Playa and Caguabo barrios was 1,156. Sectors Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Playa barrio: , and . See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-puebl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Almendares River in the east, to Santa Fe in the west. It includes the upmarket district of Miramar and the former fishing village of Jaimanitas. Other districts include Flores, Náutico, Siboney, Kohly and Buenavista. Many societies and venues have been located in the area, including the Buena Vista Social Club. Points of interest Education Post-secondary institutions include: * ELAM (Latin American School of Medicine) in Santa Fe Primary and secondary schools include: * International School of Havana in Miramar * Centro Educativo Español de La Habana in Miramar * École Française de la Havane (French international school) in Siboney [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 . 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 unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Magas and Playa barrios was 962. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References External links * Barrios of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico {{GuayanillaPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, " Cheers 2 U", produced by longtime collaborator Timbaland. Static was notable for being a successful songwriter of hit singles and album tracks for artists such as Ginuwine, Aaliyah, Truth Hurts, Lil Wayne and Brandy. In 1995, Playa contributed to Jodeci's album ''The Show, the After Party, the Hotel'' Discography Albums * 1995: ''Untitled Album'' (unreleased) (Swing Mob) * 1998: '' Cheers 2 U'' ( Def Jam) * 2001: ''Throwback Legends'' (Unreleased) (Blackground/Def Jam) * 2003: ''Never Too Late'' (shelved) (Blackground/Def Jam) * 2009: Unreleased Compilation' Singles * 1995: "Ridin' Around" (feat. Timbaland) * 1995: "Gotta Feel Tha Vibe" (feat. Timbaland & Sista) * 1995: "Come On Girl" * 1995: "B Funk" (feat. Timbaland & Magoo) * 1995: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 compounds, it is known as an alkali flat. If covered with salt, it is known as a '' salt flat.'' Terminology If its basin is primarily salt, then a dry lake bed is called a '' salt pan'', ''pan'', or ''salt flat'' (the latter being a remnant of a salt lake). ''Hardpan'' is the dry terminus of an internally drained basin in a dry climate, a designation typically used in the Great Basin of the western United States. Another term for dry lake bed is ''playa''. The Spanish word ''playa'' () literally means "beach". Dry lakes are known by this name in some parts of Mexico and the western United States. This term is used e.g. on the Llano Estacado and other parts of the Southern High Plains and is commonly used to address paleolake sediments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
