Gila may refer to:

Animals

* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs *

Gila monster The Gila monster (''Heloderma suspectum'', ) is a species of venomous lizard native to the Southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is a heavy, typically slow-moving reptile, up to long, and it is the only ve ...

, a venomous lizard * Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States *

Gila woodpecker The Gila woodpecker (''Melanerpes uropygialis'') is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. In the U.S., they range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New M ...

, a species of woodpecker found in the Southwestern United States

Places

Gila County, Arizona Gila County ( ) is in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,272. The county seat is Globe. Gila County comprises the Payson, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area. Gila County contains ...

Gila Mountains (Graham County) The Gila Mountains of Graham County are a mountain range in central-east Arizona. It borders the Gila River and Gila Valley on the valley's northeast in north-central Graham County; also the San Carlos Indian Reservation. The mountain range s ...

, Arizona *

Gila Mountains (Yuma County) The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a 26-mile (42 km) long mountain range in southwestern Arizona in the northwest Sonoran Desert. The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a northwest-southeast trending mountain system. The fault-blocked ...

, Arizona * Gila River, a Colorado River tributary in New Mexico and Arizona * Gila, New Mexico, a census-designated place *

Gila National Forest The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern part of the United States established in 1905. It covers approximately of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental U ...

, New Mexico *

Gila Wilderness Gila Wilderness was designated the world's first wilderness area on June 3, 1924. Along with Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, the 558,014 acre (225,820 ha) (872 sq. mi.) wilderness is part of New Mexico's Gila National Forest. ...

, New Mexico, the world's first wilderness area * Gila Desert, the informal name of Sonoran Desert, United States and Mexico

People

* Gila (given name), a list of people * Eloy Gila (born 1988), Spanish footballer * Miguel Gila (1919–2001), Spanish actor * Nickname of

Alberto Gilardino Alberto Gilardino (; born 5 July 1982) is an Italian professional football manager and a former player who played as a striker. He is currently in charge as caretaker of Genoa, a club he was contracted with on July 2022 as a youth coach. A p ...

(born 1982), Italian football manager and former player * Gila (footballer), Portuguese football player and coach Virgílio José Pereira do Nascimento (born 1967)

Music

* Gila (band), a German krautrock band ** ''Gila'' (album) * "Gila", a song by dream pop band

Beach House Beach House is an American musical duo formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2004. The band consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals). Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 t ...

Other uses

* ''Gila'' (sternwheeler), a stern-wheel steamboat * ''Gila'' (TV series), a Pakistani romantic television serial *

Gila APC The Gila APC is a mine protected vehicle from South Africa developed by private investors and manufactured by IVEMA and similar to the more popular Casspir. This four-wheeled vehicle is used for troop transport. It can hold a crew of two, plus 9 ...

, a South African-designed armoured personnel carrier *

Gila MBPV The Gila MBPV is a mine protected vehicle from South Africa developed by private investors and manufactured by IVEMA and similar to the more popular Casspir. The vehicle was introduced in 2006 and production of the vehicle is at IVEMA facility in ...

, a mine protected vehicle from South Africa *

Gila Community College Gila Community College (GCC) is the community college serving the Gila Community College District in Gila County, Arizona. It has three campuses: # Gila Pueblo Campus, Globe, Arizona # Payson Campus, Payson, Arizona # San Carlos Campus, San Carl ...

, Gila County, Arizona *

Gila Preparatory Academy Gila Preparatory Academy was a high school in Safford, Arizona. It was run by a company known as the Gila Educational Group, of which the head was Crae Wilson, Jr. It formerly also had a middle school, which served grades 7 and 8. It opened in 20 ...

, Safford, Arizona, a high school * A Portuguese name for the fruit of the ''

Cucurbita ficifolia ''Cucurbita ficifolia'' is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has common names including Asian pumpkin, black seed squash, chilacayote, cidra, fig-leaf gourd, and Malabar gourd. Compared to other domesticate ...

'', a species of squash

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