List of places named after Saint Francis
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Below is a list of places named after Saint Francis:
- ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- San Francisco, CórdobaSan Francisco, CórdobaSan Francisco is a city located at the far east border of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, and parts of the city are beyond the border into the province of Santa Fe. In the city National Routes 19 and 158 intersect...
- San Francisco, Córdoba
- BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
- Amparo de São FranciscoAmparo de São FranciscoAmparo de São Francisco is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 2,364 and its area is 35 km²....
- Barra de São Francisco
- Belém de São FranciscoBelém de São FranciscoBelém de São Francisco is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 21.342 and the area is 1830.81 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
- Canindé de São FranciscoCanindé de São FranciscoCanindé de São Francisco is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 22,534 and its area is 908.2 km²....
- Lagoa de São FranciscoLagoa de São FranciscoLagoa de São Francisco is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- Muquém de São FranciscoMuquém de São FranciscoMuquém de São Francisco is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
- Santana do São FranciscoSantana do São FranciscoSantana do São Francisco is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 6,323 and its area is 46 km²....
- São Francisco, Minas GeraisSão Francisco, Minas GeraisFor São Francisco in the state of Pernambuco see São Francisco, PernambucoSão Francisco is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2007 the population was 52,985 in an area of 3,300 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 695 meters. It became a...
- São Francisco, ParaíbaSão Francisco, ParaíbaSão Francisco, Paraíba is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco, SergipeSão Francisco, SergipeSão Francisco is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 2,726 and its area is 83 km²....
- São Francisco, São PauloSão Francisco, São PauloSão Francisco is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 3,028 and the area is 75.59 km². The elevation is 402 m....
- São Francisco de Assis
- São Francisco de Assis do PiauíSão Francisco de Assis do PiauíSão Francisco de Assis do Piauí is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco do BrejãoSão Francisco do BrejãoSão Francisco do Brejão is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco do CondeSão Francisco do CondeSão Francisco do Conde is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco do GlóriaSão Francisco do GlóriaSão Francisco do Glória is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Muriaé.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...
- São Francisco de GoiásSão Francisco de GoiásSão Francisco de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.Municipal boundaries:*North: Jaraguá*South: Petrolina de Goiás*East: Pirenópolis*West: Jesúpolis and Jaraguá...
- São Francisco do GuaporéSão Francisco do GuaporéSão Francisco do Guaporé is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 17,974 and its area is 1,155 km²....
- São Francisco de ItabapoanaSão Francisco de ItabapoanaSão Francisco de Itabapoana is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 46,024 and its area is 1,111 km²....
- São Francisco do MaranhãoSão Francisco do MaranhãoSão Francisco do Maranhão is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco do OesteSão Francisco do OesteSão Francisco do Oeste is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco de Paula, Minas GeraisSão Francisco de Paula, Minas GeraisSão Francisco de Paula, Minas Gerais is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul
- São Francisco do ParáSão Francisco do ParáSão Francisco do Pará is a town and municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco do PiauíSão Francisco do PiauíSão Francisco do Piauí is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
- São Francisco de SalesSão Francisco de SalesSão Francisco de Sales is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 5,167 in a total area of 1,129 km². It became a municipality in 1962.-Location:...
- São Francisco do SulSão Francisco do SulSão Francisco do Sul is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It covers an area of 493 km² and had an estimated population of 37,725 in 2005.. It was founded as a village by the Portuguese in 1658...
- São Francisco RiverSão Francisco RiverThe São Francisco is a river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil...
- São FranciscoSão FranciscoSão Francisco is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the Brazilian city of Niterói is divided.Its name derives from the church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier and references to it can be found as early as the 17th century...
, a neighbourhood in NiteróiNiteróiNiterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de...
- Amparo de São Francisco
- ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
- San Francisco, PutumayoSan Francisco, PutumayoSan Francisco is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. San Francisco Putumayo en españolhttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_-_Putumayo...
- San Francisco, Putumayo
- Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
- San Francisco de Coyote
- EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
- San Francisco de QuitoQuitoSan Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
- San Francisco de Quito
- El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
- San Francisco Gotera
- IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
- St. Francis' College
- ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- Piazza San Francesco (St. Francis square), PistoiaPistoiaPistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
- Piazza San Francesco (St. Francis square), Pistoia
- LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
- Mar Francis Secteur, LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
- Mar Francis Secteur, Lebanon
- NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
- San Francisco de CuapaSan Francisco de CuapaSan Francisco de Cuapa is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua. This municipality was created July 30 1997 and is located in the northeast section of Chontales. Before that date, the town was part of the municipality of Juigalpa. Its area is about . The principal business...
- San Francisco de Cuapa
- PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
- San Francisco, Veraguas
- PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
- San Francisco, Agusan del SurSan Francisco, Agusan del SurSan Francisco is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. It has a population : 62,881 people in 14,917 households with registered voters of : 33,577. The municipality's land area is 39,253 ha....
- San Francisco, CebuSan Francisco, CebuSan Francisco is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 44,588 people....
- San Francisco, QuezonSan Francisco, QuezonSan Francisco is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 53,286 people....
- San Francisco, Southern LeyteSan Francisco, Southern LeyteSan Francisco is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,869 people in 2,337 households.-Barangays:San Francisco is politically subdivided into 22 barangays....
- San Francisco, Surigao del NorteSan Francisco, Surigao del NorteSan Francisco is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,521 people in 2,286 households.-Barangays:San Francisco is politically subdivided into 11 barangays....
- San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
- PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
- São Francisco, Alcochete
- São Francisco da Serra
- São Francisco XavierSão Francisco XavierSão Francisco Xavier is a village and an administrative district in the municipality of São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil....
- Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis
- South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- Cape St. FrancisCape St. FrancisCape St. Francis is a town in South Africa, situated on a headland in the Eastern Cape Province. It is popular for its clean beaches and as a surfing location.The town is home to a Penguin Rescue and Rehabilitation Center as well as the Seal Point Lighthouse....
- St. Francis Bay, a town in the Eastern CapeEastern CapeThe Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
- Cape St. Francis
- United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. Also in the same area:- San Francisco BaySan Francisco BaySan Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
, the body of water that adjoins the city - The San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
, the surrounding metropolitan region - Colleges and universities:
- The University of San FranciscoUniversity of San FranciscoThe University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
- The University of California, San FranciscoUniversity of California, San FranciscoThe University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
- San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
- City College of San FranciscoCity College of San FranciscoCity College of San Francisco, or CCSF, is a two-year community college in San Francisco, California. The Ocean Avenue campus, in the Ingleside neighborhood, is the college's primary location...
- The University of San Francisco
- The St. Francis Fountain, a restaurant
- The St. Francis HotelSt. Francis HotelThe Westin St. Francis is a historic luxury hotel located on Powell and Geary Streets on Union Square in San Francisco, California. The two twelve-story south wings of the hotel were built just before the San Francisco Earthquake, in 1904, and the double-width north wing was completed in 1913,...
- Saint Francis Square Cooperative Apartments
- San Francisco Bay
- The San Francisco volcanic fieldSan Francisco volcanic fieldThe San Francisco volcanic field is an area of volcanoes in northern Arizona, north of Flagstaff, USA. The field covers 1,800 square miles of the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau. The field contains 600 volcanoes ranging in age from less than 6 million years old to less than 1,000 years ,...
is an area of volcanoVolcano2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
es in ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, not associated with the city in California.- San Francisco PeaksSan Francisco PeaksThe San Francisco Peaks are a volcanic mountain range located in north central Arizona, just north of Flagstaff.The highest summit in the range, Humphreys Peak, is the highest point in the state of Arizona at in elevation. The San Francisco Peaks are the remains of an eroded stratovolcano...
, the mountain range in which the volcanoes are located
- San Francisco Peaks
- San Francisco, New Mexico
- San Francisco, Puerto Rico
- San Francisco, Texas
- St. Francis, ArkansasSt. Francis, ArkansasSt. Francis is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States, along the St. Francis River. The population was 250 at the 2000 census.-Geography:St...
- St. Francisville, LouisianaSt. Francisville, LouisianaSt. Francisville is a town in and the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St...
- St. Francis, WisconsinSt. Francis, WisconsinSt. Francis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,662. It is the smallest incorporated city in Milwaukee County.-Geography:St. Francis is located at ....
- La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís (the formal name of Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
) - The University of Saint FrancisUniversity of Saint Francis (Illinois)The University of St. Francis is a Catholic, Franciscan university, serving more than 3,300 students at locations throughout the nation. USF's main campus is located at 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet, Illinois. It is located about southwest of Chicago in a residential neighborhood and serves 1,300...
in Joliet, IllinoisJoliet, IllinoisJoliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing... - The University of Saint FrancisUniversity of Saint Francis (Indiana)The University of Saint Francis is a liberal arts university located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, the university promotes Catholic and Franciscan values...
in Fort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana... - Saint Francis Episcopal Day School, Potomac, Maryland
- Saint Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York
- Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- San Francisco, California