Rincon or Rincón (Spanish for ''corner'') may refer to: *

Rincon (meadow) A rincón is a grass meadow. The term is in wide use in English in the southwest United States, where it refers specifically to a sloping (usually steep) meadow on the south facing upper slopes of a forested mountain. These characteristic high m ...

Rincon (abandoned meander) Rincon or Rincón (Spanish for ''corner'') may refer to: * Rincon (meadow) * Rincon (abandoned meander) People * Rincon (surname) * Rincón (footballer, born 1977), born Gilvan Santos Souza, Brazilian football striker * Rincón (footballer, born ...

People

* Rincon (surname) * Rincón (footballer, born 1977), born Gilvan Santos Souza, Brazilian football striker *

Rincón (footballer, born 1980) Claudiney Ramos (15 March 1980 – 8 July 2013) was a professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was nicknamed Rincón, because of his physical resemblance to former Corinthians player, Colombian Freddy Rincón. Born in ...

(1980-2013), born Claudiney Ramos, Equatoguinean football defensive midfielder * Rincón (footballer, born 1987), born Carlos Eduardo de Castro Lourenço, Brazilian football centre-back * Rincon (footballer, born 1994), born Rincon Teixeira da Rocha, Brazilian football forward

Places

South America and Caribbean

;Argentina * Rincón, Catamarca, a town in Catamarca Province *

Rincón de Los Sauces Rincón de los Sauces () is a first category municipality and the capital of Pehuenches Department in Neuquén Province, Argentina. History The area was first populated by settlers around the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century un ...

, a town in Neuquén Province * Rincón, Córdoba, a town in

Río Segundo Department Río Segundo Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population in 2001 of 95,803 in an area of . Its capital city is Villa del Rosario, which is located from the Buenos Aires. Settlem ...

, Córdoba Province ;Bonaire * Rincon, Bonaire, a town on the island of Bonaire ;Costa Rica *

Rincón de Sabanilla Rincón de Sabanilla is a district of the San Pablo canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to ...

, a district in San Pablo canton ;Dominican Republic * Rincón, Dominican Republic, a municipal district in

La Vega Province La Vega () is one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is located in the Cibao Valley, the north-central region of the country, and is divided into 4 municipalities with its capital city being the namesake of La Vega. The province ...

;Falkland Islands *

Rincon Grande Rincon or Rincon Grande is a settlement on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, on the east shore of Salvador Water, at its north end. refers to a point of land, and such early settlements were often started where cattle could be herded ont ...

, East Falkland ;Panama *

Rincón, Chiriquí Rincón is a corregimiento in Gualaca District, Chiriquí Province, Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Ri ...

;Puerto Rico *

Rincón, Puerto Rico Rincón (; ) is a popular beach Rincón barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico founded in 1771 by Don Luis de Añasco, who previously founded Añasco, Puerto Rico, Añasco in 1733. It is located in the ...

, a municipality **

Rincón barrio-pueblo Rincon or Rincón (Spanish for ''corner'') may refer to: * Rincon (meadow) * Rincon (abandoned meander) People * Rincon (surname) * Rincón (footballer, born 1977), born Gilvan Santos Souza, Brazilian football striker * Rincón (footballer, ...

, a barrio of Ríncon * Rincón, Cayey, Puerto Rico, a barrio *

Rincón, Cidra, Puerto Rico Rincón is a barrio in the municipality of Cidra, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,332. History Rincón was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the ...

, a barrio *

Rincón, Gurabo, Puerto Rico Rincón is a barrio in the municipality of Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 10,967. History Rincón was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of th ...

, a barrio *

Rincón, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico Rincón or Rincón Pozo is a barrio in the municipality of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,450. History Rincón was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War ...

, a barrio

North America

;Mexico *

Rincón de Romos Rincón de Romos is a municipality and city in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. Located in the northern part of the state, the city serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality Rincón de Romos. As of 2010, the city had a to ...

, a town in Aguascalientes ;United States *

Rincon (surfspot) Rincon ''(Spanish,'' "angle" or "corner"'')'' is a surfing, surf spot located at the Ventura County, California, Ventura and Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County line in Southern California, United States. Also known as the "Que ...

, at the beach along Rincon Point, California *

Rincon, California Rincon is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. Its elevation is 1030 feet above sea level. Its coordinates are 33 degrees north, 117 degrees west. Its ZIP Code is 92061. The community is located near the ...

, an Indian Reservation on the East end of Valley Center, California * Rincon, Riverside County, California, a ghost town within the Rancho El Rincon land grant *

Rincon Creek (Southern California) Rincon Creek is a creek that marks the boundary between Santa Barbara and Ventura County, California. The Santa Barbara County - Ventura County Line follows Rincon Creek from near its source in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Divide Peak, at , do ...

, a creek that marks the boundary between Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California *

Rincon de Los Esteros Rincon or Rincón (Spanish for ''corner'') may refer to: * Rincon (meadow) * Rincon (abandoned meander) People * Rincon (surname) * Rincón (footballer, born 1977), born Gilvan Santos Souza, Brazilian football striker * Rincón (footballer, b ...

, a Mexican land grant in the present Santa Clara County, California *

Rincon Formation The Rincon Formation (or Rincon Shale) is a sedimentary geologic unit of Lower Miocene age, abundant in the coastal portions of southern Santa Barbara County, California eastward into Ventura County. Consisting of massive to poorly bedded shale, ...

, a sedimentary geologic unit in California *

Rincon Hill, San Francisco Rincon Hill (Spanish language, Spanish ''Rincón'', meaning "corner") is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's List of San Francisco, California Hills, many hills, and one of its original "Seven hills of San F ...

, California, a neighborhood and landform * Rincon Island (California), an artificial island off Mussel Shoals (also called "Little Rincon") in Ventura County, California * Rincon Oil Field, an oil field northwest of Ventura, California * Rincon Parkway, the portion of California State Route 1 along the north coast of Ventura County, California * Rincon Point (Santa Barbara County), a cape on the Santa Barbara Channel in California *

Rancho El Rincon (Arellanes) Rancho El Rincon was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Barbara County and Ventura County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Figueroa to Teodoro Arellanes. "Rincon" means "corner" in Spanish. The grant extended along the Pacifi ...

, a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California *

Rincon, Georgia Rincon is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 population was 10,934, up from 8,836 at the 2010 census. Rincon is part of the Savannah metropolitan statistical area. History Rincon, in the southeast area of Effingham ...

, a city *

Rincon, New Mexico Rincon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 271. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Rincon is located adjacent to ...

, a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico *

Rincon Mountains The Rincon Mountains ( O'odham: Cew Doʼag) are a significant mountain range east of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, in the United States. The Rincon Mountains are one of five mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley. The other ranges includ ...

, a mountain range in Arizona ;Cuba *

Rincón (Camajuaní) Rincón also known as El Rincón, Finca Rincón, and Finca el Rincón is a settlement of the (CCS) Raul Torres Acosta. in Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara, Cuba. Nearby towns are La Lebisa, Villa Clara, La Lebisa, Guajén, Cuba, G ...

, an agricultural settlement in Camajuaní, Villa Clara * Rincón, Havana, a settlement in Havana; see

Africa

* Rincón (Morocco), a Mediterranean town in Morocco

Europe

;Spain *

Rincón de la Victoria Rincón de la Victoria () is a municipality in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the municipality with the highest well-being in the province of Malaga, according to the Synthetic Indicator o ...

, a municipality in the Málaga province, Andalusia **

CD Rincón Club Deportivo Rincón is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Rincón de la Victoria, Province of Málaga, Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1964, it currently plays in , holding home match ...

, a football club located in the city * Rincón de Soto, a village in the La Rioja community

Other

Chilean recluse spider The Chilean recluse spider, ''Loxosceles laeta'', is a highly venomous spider of the family Sicariidae. In Spanish (language), Spanish, it (and other South American recluse spiders) is known as ', or "corner spider"; in Brazilian Portuguese, as ' ...

, known in Spanish as ''araña de rincón'' * Honda Rincon, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) made by Honda from 2003-present * Rincon, the development code-name of Microsoft's

Internet Explorer 7 Windows Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) (codenamed Rincon) is a version of Internet Explorer, a web browser for Windows. It was released by Microsoft on October 18, 2006. It was the first major update to the browser since 2001. It does not support ve ...

* Rincon 1, a satellite built at the University of Arizona