Corea may refer to: *

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republi ...

, the term for the peninsula and its culture composed currently of two sovereign states, for which Corea is a spelling in many languages, especially

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, and a former spelling in English **

Korean Peninsula Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic ...

, the land area which Korea occupies **

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

, one of the two sovereign states occupying the Korean peninsula **

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, one of the two sovereign states occupying the Korean peninsula *

Coreae Wadi al-Far'a ( ar, وادي الفارعه) or Tirzah Stream ( he, נַחַל תִּרְצָה, Nahal Tirzah) is a stream in the northern West Bank that empties into the Jordan River south of Damia Bridge. It is the largest stream in the West ...

, a place near

Wadi al-Far'a (river) Wadi al-Far'a ( ar, وادي الفارعه) or Tirzah Stream ( he, נַחַל תִּרְצָה, Nahal Tirzah) is a stream in the northern West Bank that empties into the Jordan River south of Damia Bridge. It is the largest stream in the West Ba ...

Other places

*A village in the town of

Gouldsboro, Maine Gouldsboro is a town and municipality in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town. The town has many historically separate fishing villages, summer colonies and ...

People with the surname Corea

* Corea or

Cooray Cooray ( si, කුරේ, translit=Kurē) or Corea is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people * Anuradha Cooray (born 1978), Sri Lankan runner * Asantha Cooray (born 1973), Sri Lankan academic * B. C. Cooray (born 1941), Sri Lankan cricket offic ...

, one of surname in Sri Lanka **

Charles Alfred Ernest Corea Charles Alfred Ernest Corea was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a Proctor of the Supreme Court. His father was Dr. James Alfred Ernest Corea, the prominent physician of Chilaw who was the brother of Sri Lankan freedom fighters Charles Edgar Corea ...

, Sri Lankan lawyer **

Charles Edgar Corea Charles Edgar Corea was a politician and a prominent freedom fighter of Sri Lanka. Early life C.E.Corea was born in the west coast town of Chilaw, in Sri Lanka. His parents were Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea, a leading lawyer from Chila ...

, Sri Lankan politician, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924) **

Claude Corea Sir George Claude Stanley Corea, KBE (29 January 1894 – 2 September 1962) was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat. Former President of the United Nations Security Council, he had served as the Ceylonese Minister of Labour, Industry and Com ...

, Sri Lankan politician/diplomat, High Commissioner to the UK and Ambassador to the United States **

Dominicus Corea Dominicus Corea (Sinhalese family name Edirille Bandara) also known as Domingos Corea and Edirille Rala, was the son of Don Jeronimo Corea and Anna Corea. Don Jeronimo Corea was also known as Mudaliyar Vikramasinha, Commander-in-Chief of King May ...

, (Sinhalese name Edirille Rala), 16th Century ruler **

Ernest Corea Ernest Corea (1932–11 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan journalist and a diplomat noted for his work to maintain a free and independent press and for negotiations involving Sri Lanka's development programs. Early life Corea was born in 1932 in Col ...

, Sri Lankan journalist and Ambassador to the United States **

Gamani Corea Deshamanya Gamani Corea (4 November 1925 – 3 November 2013) was a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was also the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Under-Secretary-General of the ...

, Sri Lankan economist, Secretary-General of UNCTAD **

Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea was a Ceylonese colonial-era headman. Early life Corea was born in Chilaw, on the west coast of Sri Lanka, on 2 December 1865. His father was Johannes Christoffel Corea who was a Mudaliyar of the Chilaw Dis ...

, Sri Lankan public official in Colonial Ceylon **

Harindra Corea Harindra Jayantha Corea (4 March 1936 - 21 October 2005) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament, who represented Chilaw. He was member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka. His parents were Sir Claude Corea who was renowned p ...

, Sri Lankan politician, Deputy Foreign Minister **

Ishvari Corea Ishvari Corea (4 June 1925 – 14 May 2019) was a Sri Lankan librarian. She served as Chief Librarian of the Colombo Public Library for 27 years. Biography Corea was born in Araliyagaha Walauwa in Bandaragama; she was the fourth of five children ...

(1925–2019), Sri Lankan librarian **

Ivan Corea Hector Vernon Ivan Seneviratne Corea ( Sinhala: හෙක්ටර් වර්නන් අයිවන් සෙනෙවිරත්න කොරයා) was a priest of the Church of Ceylon. Early life Born in Chilaw, Ceylon, he was the ...

, Sri Lankan clergyman of the Church of Ceylon **

J.C.A. Corea James Clifford Aelian Corea was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was the former Principal of Royal College Colombo. Early life Born in the coastal town of Chilaw in Ceylon in 1904, he was raised by his parents, Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Co ...

, first Sri Lankan principal of Royal College Colombo **

James Alfred Ernest Corea James Alfred Ernest Corea was a Sri Lankan public official. He was born in 1870. His father was Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea who was a Proctor of the Supreme Court. His mother was Henrietta Seneviratne. J.A.E Corea's father died in 1872 wh ...

, Sri Lankan physician **

Srikuradas Charles Shirley Corea Srikumaradas Charles Shirley Corea ( 7 March 1906 – 5 March 1974 ) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the 9th Speaker of the Parliament and a Member of Parliament, representing Chilaw. He was a member of the United National Party of Sri Lank ...

, Sri Lankan politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon **

Vernon Corea Vernon Corea (11 September 1927 – 23 September 2002) was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK. He joined Radio Ceylon, South Asia's oldest radio station, in 1956 and later the Sr ...

Sri Lankan/British radio broadcaster **

Victor Corea Charles Edward Victor Seneviratne Corea was born in Chilaw, Sri Lanka, on 29 January 1871 to Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea, a famous lawyer, and Henrietta Seneviratne. He was the youngest out of five children, three boys and two girls, Cha ...

, Sri Lankan politician and freedom fighter **

Vijaya Corea Vijaya Corea is a radio and television broadcaster and one of Sri Lanka's most well known media personalities. Corea is a household name in Sri Lanka, synonymous with broadcasting and show business for over four decades, and has often been refer ...

, Sri Lankan radio and TV broadcaster *

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and " ...

, American jazz pianist *

Nicholas J. Corea Nicholas "Nick" J. Corea (April 7, 1943 – January 17, 1999) was an American author, television writer, director, producer and painter. Though best known for his work on ''The Incredible Hulk'' and its sequel 1988 telefilm ''The Incredible Hulk R ...

, American author *

António Corea António Corea () or António Korea was a Korean slave who was taken to Italy. He is possibly the first Korean to have set foot in Europe. Little is known about Corea's life; he is attested to only briefly in a travelogue by his Italian master ...

, 17th century Korean slave in Italy, given "Corea" as his European surname

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People with the surname Corea

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