Makwa may refer to:

Geography

;Nigeria *

Makwa, Nigeria Makwa (also spelled Makwia) is a town in Sokoto State, Nigeria. It is located at approximately , and has a population of roughly 3,000. References

Populated places in Sokoto State {{Sokoto-geo-stub ...

(also spelled Makwia), a town in Sokoto State ; Saskatchewan, Canada *

Makwa, Saskatchewan Makwa ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 and Census Division No. 17. History Makwa incorporated as a village on June 1, 1965. Demographics In the ...

, a village *

Makwa Lake Makwa Lake, which is Cree for Loon Lake, is a lake in the west-central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the transition zone between parkland and boreal forest. The Battle of Loon Lake, which was last battle of the North-Wes ...

, a lake *

Makwa River Makwa River (also called Loon River) is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the transition zone between parkland and boreal forest. ''Makwa'' is Cree for ''Loon''. The upper reaches of the Makwa River's watershed reach just ac ...

, a river *

Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Makwa Sahgaiehcan is a Cree First Nation band government in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their reserve is northeast of Lloydminster. The English translation of "Makwa Sahgaiehcan" is from Plains Cree language , meaning "loon lake". It is als ...

Makwa Lake Provincial Park Makwa Lake Provincial Park is a recreational provincial park in the west-central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the transition zone between parkland and boreal forest. The park was established in 1986 and is centred around ...

, a park

Science and technology

Makwa (cryptography) The Password Hashing Competition was an open competition announced in 2013 to select one or more password hash functions that can be recognized as a recommended standard. It was modeled after the successful Advanced Encryption Standard process an ...

, a cryptographic algorithm used as a

key derivation function In cryptography, a key derivation function (KDF) is a cryptographic algorithm that derives one or more secret keys from a secret value such as a master key, a password, or a passphrase using a pseudorandom function (which typically uses a cr ...

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