Poya (disambiguation)

Last updated May 03, 2019

Poya is a Buddhist public holiday in Sri Lanka.

Poya may also refer to:

In New Caledonia

Poya, New Caledonia, a town
Poya River
AS Poya, a football club

Poya, New Caledonia Commune in New Caledonia, France

Poya is a commune in New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The largest part of the commune lies in the North Province of New Caledonia, and a smaller part of the commune lies in the South Province, an odd situation resulting from the creation of New Caledonia's provinces in 1989. At the 2004 census, 2,478 of the 2,600 inhabitants of Poya lived on the North Province's side of the commune, while only 122 inhabitants lived on the South Province's side.

The Poya River is a river of western-central New Caledonia. Its source lies near Mount Aopinie. The town of Poya lies on the river bank not far from the sea. The river mouth at Poya Bay is characterised by large mangroves.

AS Poya is a New Caledonian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Poya.

Other meanings

Poya people of Patagonia
Poya Castle in Switzerland
Poya (moth), a moth genus
Poya Pictures, American film and video production company

The Poya were a subgroup of indigenous Tehuelche people living in the Andes of Llanquihue and Palena Province as well as on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake in present-day Argentina. The Jesuit priest Nicolás Mascardi divided the Poya language into two linguistically distinct groups the one spoken by the "comarcanos" of Nahuelhuapi and another one spoken further east as far away as to the Atlanctic Ocean.

Poya Castle is a castle in the municipality of Fribourg of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Poya (moth) is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

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