Koro may refer to:

Geography

Koro Island Koro (lit. "village" in Fijian) is a volcanic island of Fiji that forms part of the Lomaiviti Archipelago. The Koro Sea is named after this volcanic island, which has a chain of basaltic cinder cones extending from north to south along its crest ...

, a Fijian island *

Koro Sea The Koro Sea or Sea of Koro is a sea in the Pacific Ocean surrounded by the islands of Fiji. It is named after Koro Island. Geography The Koro Sea lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is surrounded by the more than 300 islands of Fiji, and ...

, in the Pacific Ocean * Koro, Ivory Coast *

Koro, Mali Koro (''Kɔ́rɔ́'') is a town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Koro in the Mopti Region of Mali. At the 2009 Census, the commune had a population of 62,681. Jamsay Dogon is spoken in Koro. Other than Dogon people, there are also some Bu ...

Koro, Wisconsin Koro is an unincorporated community located in the town of Nepeuskun, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The Koro post office was established in August 1850 by its first postmaster, James H. Foster (who would go on to serve in the Wisc ...

, United States, an unincorporated community

Languages

Koro language (India) Koro is a language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is typically classified as a Sino-Tibetan language, and has some resemblances to Tani farther to the east. It has been argued that Koro is actually part of the Greater Siangic family, ...

, an endangered language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, India *

Koro language (New Guinea) The Koro language is an East Manus language spoken by approximately 900 people on northeastern Manus Island and on Los Negros Island to the east in Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. It has SVO word order SVO may refer to: * Association footba ...

* Koro language (Vanuatu) *Koro, a variety of the

Maninka language Maninka (also known as Malinke), or more precisely Eastern Maninka, is the name of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande language family (itself, possibly linked to the Niger–Congo ...

spoken in Ivory Coast

Polynesian culture

* 'Oro, a god in Polynesian mythology *''Koro'' (literally, "grandfather"), a term of respect in the Māori language for a male

Kaumātua A kaumātua is a respected tribal elder in a Māori community who has been involved with their whānau for a number of years. They are appointed by their people who believe the chosen elders have the capacity to teach and guide both current a ...

(tribal elder)

Other uses

* Kōrō, a masculine Japanese given name * KORO, a Spanish-language television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA * Koro (incense burner), a Japanese incense burner * Koro (disease), the syndrome in which someone believes their external genitals are retracting *

Koro Wachi language Koro Wachi (also Waci), natively Tinɔr and Myamya, is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages spoken to the north of Keffi in Nasarawa State Kagarko Local Government Area and Jema'a Local Government of southern Kaduna State in central Nigeria ...

, spoken in Nigeria * Musiliu Obanikoro, popularly known as ''Koro'' *

Nkoroo language Nkọrọọ is an Ijaw language spoken by about 4,500 ethnic Nkọrọ in Rivers State, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the G ...

, Nigeria {{disambiguation, geo