Palma or La Palma means

palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae ** List of Arecaceae genera **Palm oil * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music ...

in a number of languages and may also refer to:

Geography

Africa

* Palma, Mozambique, town ** Palma District *

La Palma La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Pa ...

, one of the Canary Islands, Spain ** La Palma (DO), a ''Denominación de Origen'' for wines from the island of La Palma **

La Palma Airport La Palma Airport () is an airport located in Breña Baja and Villa de Mazo, south of the city of Santa Cruz de La Palma on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is operated by Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA), who operate the ...

Gorée (; "Gorée Island"; ) is one of the 19 (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an island located at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade. Its populatio ...

, an island in the Bay of Dakar, Senegal

The Americas

* Palma, Santa Maria, a district of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Palma, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Brazil * Palma River, Brazil * La Palma, Cundinamarca, a municipality and town in Colombia * La Palma, Cuba, a city * Río de la Palma, a river in Cuba * La Palma, Chalatenango, a municipality of El Salvador * La Palma, Darién, a town of Panama * La Palma, Los Santos, a corregimiento of Panama *

La Palma, Arizona La Palma was established in 1927 and is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the ...

, an unincorporated place in the United States *

La Palma, California La Palma (Spanish language, Spanish for "The Palm") is a city in Orange County, California, Orange County, California, United States. The population was 15,568 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census, up from 15,408 at the 2000 United Sta ...

, a city in the United States **

La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (LPH) is a 141-bed acute care facility in La Palma, California, US. LPH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services (PHS), a hospital management company located in Victorville. PHS was founded in 2001 by ...

* Glorieta de la Palma, a roundabout in Mexico City **

La Palma (Mexico City Metrobús) La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Pa ...

, a BRT station in Mexico City *

Palma Island Palma Island (Isla Palma) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the Colombian Bolívar Department Bolívar () is a department of Colomb ...

, a coral island in the Caribbean Sea, governed by Colombia

Europe

Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

, Spain *

Palma di Montechiaro Palma di Montechiaro () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, southern Italy. Many Greek archaeological findings of Magna Graecia have been found near the town. Formerly known as Palma, in 1863, Montechiaro was added to ...

Bay of Palma The Bay of Palma (, ) is a bay located to the south of Palma, Majorca, Spain. It is in the south-west of the Balearic Island of Mallorca. Palma de Majorca's harbour is located on the northern shores along with some famous beaches. It is bounded ...

, south of Palma, Majorca, Spain *

Palma Arena The Palma Arena (also known in Spanish as ''Velodrome Palma'') is a multisport pavilion of the city of Palma. Its construction involved major cost overruns, and massive corruption. Its main function is hosting indoor track cycling races on a b ...

, Palma, Majorca

People

Palma (name) Palma is both a surname and a given name of Spanish, Portuguese and Italian origin. Notable people with the name include: * Palma Vecchio (c. 1480–1528), Italian painter * Palma il Giovane (1548/50–1628), Italian painter * Adalberto Palma (bor ...

Dragan Marković Dragan Marković ( sr-cyr, Драган Марковић; 2 May 1960 – 22 November 2024), commonly known as Palma ( sr-cyr, Палма, lit=palm tree), was a Serbian businessman and politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly of ...

(born 1960), Serbian politician and entrepreneur commonly called "Palma"

Fiction, music and entertainment

* ''Palma'', an 1804 opera by

Friedrich Witt Friedrich Jeremias Witt (8 November 1770 – 3 January 1836) was a German composer and cellist. He is perhaps best known as the likely author of a Symphony in C major known as the Jena Symphony, once attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven. Biography ...

* Palma, or Palm, a fictional planet in ''

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Phantasy Star II is a science fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in Japan in 1989 and North America and Europe in 1990. It was later ported to a variety of different platforms. An updated remake ...

'' * ''La Palma'' (miniseries), a 2024 drama series

Sport

* Palma shooting, a shooting sport, variant of fullbore target rifle *

UB La Palma Unión Baloncesto La Palma is a professional basketball team based in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, ...

, a basketball team in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands

Other uses

Battle of Palma The Battle of Palma or the Battle for Palma was fought during late March and early April 2021 over control of the city of Palma in Mozambique, between the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces, other Mozambican security forces and private military c ...

, Palma massacre, or Palma shooting, which took place in Mozambique in 2021 * 372 Palma, a main-belt asteroid * ''La Palma'' (newspaper), a Spanish-language newspaper published by ''

The Palm Beach Post ''The Palm Beach Post'' is an American daily newspaper serving Palm Beach County in South Florida, and parts of the Treasure Coast. On March 18, 2018, in a deal worth US$42.35 million, ''The Palm Beach Post'' and '' The Palm Beach Daily News' ...

'' in Florida, United States *

Palma School Palma School is a grade 6–12 Catholic school located in Salinas, California, United States. Located in the Diocese of Monterey, its motto is "Palma Merenti," which translates in English as "Palms to the Victor." History Palma School was fou ...

, a Catholic coeducational school in Salinas, California, United States *

47th Palma Light Infantry Regiment 47th may refer to: Chicago Transit Authority stations * 47th station (CTA Green Line) 47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" system, located in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois and serving the Gree ...

, a military unit of Spain * Palma, a Spanish name for the marine fish ''

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Palma ratio Income inequality metrics or income distribution metrics are used by social scientists to measure the distribution of income and economic inequality among the participants in a particular economy, such as that of a specific country or of the world ...

, a metric for income distribution