Pilate Pilat | |
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  Pilate Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′0″N72°33′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.55000°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Plaisance |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003) [1] | |
| • Total | 40,445 |
Pilate (French pronunciation: [pilat] ; Haitian Creole : Pilat) is a commune in the Plaisance Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 40,445 inhabitants.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, and formerly known as Hayti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. To its south-west lies the small Navassa Island, which is claimed by Haiti but is disputed as a United States territory under federal administration. Haiti is 27,750 km2 (10,714 sq mi) in size, the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and has an estimated population of 11.4 million, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean and the 5th most populous country in North America. The capital is Port-au-Prince.
Pilate most commonly refers to Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea who sentenced Jesus to death.
The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France.
Maclas is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Arcachon is a commune in the southwestern French department of Gironde. It is a popular seaside resort on the Atlantic coast 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Bordeaux, in the Landes forest. It has a sandy beach and a mild climate said to be favourable for invalids suffering from pulmonary complaints.
La Teste-de-Buch is a coastal commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in Southwestern France. Until 13 June 1994, it was officially known simply as La Teste.
The Dune of Pilat, also called Grande Dune du Pilat, is the tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km (37.2 mi) southwest of Bordeaux along France's Atlantic coastline.
Doizieux is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Pilat is a common surname in Central Europe. It is spelled simply Pilat in Western countries such as France and Austria, Pilát in Czech and Slovak, and Piłat in Polish. This may refer to individuals bearing the last name or the name itself.
La Chapelle-Villars is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is part of the Parc naturel régional du Pilat. It is also home to the mountain, Mont Ministre.
Chuyer is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is a relatively small village outside Pelussin in the Mont Pilat national park.
La Grand-Croix is a commune and the seat of a canton in the Loire department in central France. It lies in the Gier valley.
Saint-Régis-du-Coin is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Ignatz Anton Pilát was an Austrian-born gardener who migrated to the United States to work on the design and planting of New York City's Central Park.
Pisolithus is a genus of fungi within the family Sclerodermataceae.
Pilat is a surname in central Europe.
Pilat Regional Natural Park is a protected area of mountainous countryside in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. The park spans the departments of Loire and Rhône, and covers a total area of 65,000 hectares.
Albert Pilát was a Czech botanist and mycologist. He studied at the Faculty of Science at Charles University, under the guidance of Professor Josef Velenovský. In 1930, he joined the National Museum, eventually becoming head of the Mycological Department, and in 1960 a corresponding member of the academy. He was the author of many popular and scholarly publications in the field of mycology and mountain flora. He also served as the main editor of the scientific journal Czech Mycology, and described several species of fungi. His areas of particular interest include polypores and boletes. He explored the Carpathians looking for fungi and travelled widely. He was also a skilled photographer.
Mont Pilat or the Pilat massif is a mountainous area in the east of the Massif Central of France.
Lagodekhi Protected Areas, also known as Lagodekhi National Park, is a pair of protected areas in the Kakheti district of Georgia: Lagodekhi Strict Nature Reserve and Lagodekhi Managed Nature Reserve. The combined area of the two is 24,451 hectares (94.41 sq mi). The reserves are located in north-eastern Georgia on the southern slopes of the Caucasus and border Azerbaijan and Dagestan. Lagodekhi preserves a variety of rare local flora and fauna and was originally protected in 1912, under the Russian Empire, becoming the first such nature preserve on the territory of present-day Georgia. Their ecoregion is that of the Caucasus mixed forests.
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