Santa Isabel
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Santa Isabel is the Spanish and Portuguese name of one of two Roman Catholic
saints, Saint Isabel of France and Saint Isabel of Aragon. Various places have been named for either of such persons. These include:
Argentina:
Brazil:
Cape Verde:
Colombia:
Equatorial Guinea:
Mexico:
Solomon Islands:
United States: a former Spanish mission in the state of Georgia
Venezuela:
Other
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saints, Saint Isabel of France and Saint Isabel of Aragon. Various places have been named for either of such persons. These include:
Argentina:
- Santa Isabel, Buenos Aires, a settlement in General Alvear PartidoGeneral Alvear PartidoGeneral Alvear Partido is a partido in the centre of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 15,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Alvear....
- Santa Isabel, Córdoba, in the province of Córdoba. A Renault factory is located here.
- Santa Isabel, La PampaSanta Isabel, La PampaSanta Isabel is a town in the province of La Pampa, Argentina. It has 2,493 inhabitants as of the , and is the head town of the Chalileo Department. It lies on the west of the province, 240 km from the provincial capital Santa Rosa, by National Route 143, near the junction of the borders of the...
, in the province of La Pampa
Brazil:
- Santa Isabel, Espírito SantoSanta Isabel, Espírito SantoSanta Isabel is a small town, in the municipality of Domingos Martins, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Situated 3 km from the capital of that municipality, of same name.-History:...
, a town in the state of Espírito Santo - Santa Isabel, GoiásSanta Isabel, Goiás-Location:Santa Isabel is a small town and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It is 21 kilometers from Ceres, the nearest regional center. Santa Isabel has municipal boundaries with Rubiataba, Itapaci, Nova Glória, Rialma, and Carmo do Rio Verde...
, a town in the state of Goiás - Santa Isabel, São PauloSanta Isabel, São PauloSanta Isabel is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was 45,516 and the area is 362.4 km². The elevation is 655 m....
, a town in the state of São Paulo - Santa Isabel do Rio NegroSanta Isabel do Rio NegroSanta Isabel do Rio Negro is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 7,617 and its area is . The Municipality was formerly called Tapuruquara....
, in the state of Amazonas
Cape Verde:
- Santa Isabel (Boa Vista), a parish on the island of Boa Vista
Colombia:
- Santa Isabel, TolimaSanta Isabel, TolimaSanta Isabel is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 6,220 as of the 1993 census....
, a town in Tolima department - Santa Isabel (TransMilenio)Santa Isabel (TransMilenio)The simple-station Santa Isabel, is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:This station is located in south-central Bogotá, more specifically on Troncal NQS with Calle 2....
, a station on Bogotá's TransMilenio mass-transit system - Santa Isabel (volcano)Santa Isabel (volcano)Santa Isabel is a shield volcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia, southwest of Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
, a volcano
Equatorial Guinea:
- Former name of MalaboMalaboMalabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island on the rim of a sunken volcano....
, the country's capital - Former name of Pico BasiléPico BasiléPico Basilé is the highest mountain on the island of Bioko, which is part of Equatorial Guinea. With an altitude of 9,878 ft , it is the summit of the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanoes which form the island. From the summit, Mt. Cameroon can be seen to the...
, highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea
Mexico:
- Santa Isabel, Baja CaliforniaSanta Isabel, Baja CaliforniaSanta Isabel – Saint Isabel – is a city in Baja California in Mexicali Municipality. The city had a population of 29,311 as of 2010. Santa Isabel is the second largest city in the municipality and part of the Mexicali metropolitan area, is located west of the capital city Mexicali. The city is...
, a city in the state of Baja California - Santa Isabel, ChihuahuaSanta Isabel, ChihuahuaSanta Isabel is a small town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Santa Isabel.As of 2005, Santa Isabel had a total population of 1412....
, a city in the state of Chihuahua - Santa Isabel (municipality)Santa Isabel (municipality)Santa Isabel is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Isabel. The municipality covers an area of 1,040.8 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,820 ....
, also in Chihuahua
Solomon Islands:
- Santa Isabel IslandSanta Isabel IslandSanta Isabel Island is the longest in the Solomon Islands, South Pacific, and the largest in the group of islands in Isabel Province.-Location and geographic data:...
, an island
United States: a former Spanish mission in the state of Georgia
- Santa Isabel de UtinahicaSanta Isabel de UtinahicaSanta Isabel de Utinahica was a 17th-century Spanish mission believed by the Fernbank Museum of Natural History to be located in modern-day Telfair County, Georgia, near Jacksonville. It served the Utinahica tribe, who lived in the area...
Venezuela:
- Santa Isabel, Trujillo, in the state of TrujilloTrujillo (state)Trujillo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its capital is Trujillo. The state is divided into 20 municipalities and 93 parishes. Trujillo State covers a total surface area of 7,400 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 711,400....
Other
- Santa Isabel languagesSanta Isabel languages-Languages:The unity of the Santa Isabel languages is fully supported by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database The internal structure differs; however, according to Ethnologue, the languages in question are close enough that they can use the same literature.*West Santa...
, spoken in the Solomon Islands - Santa Isabel TheaterSanta Isabel TheaterSanta Isabel Theater is located in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of Pernambuco state.It was inaugurated on 18 May 1850, and seats 850 in the audience...
, in Recife, Brazil - Santa Isabel (supermarkets)Santa Isabel (supermarkets)Supermercados Santa Isabel are a chain of supermarkets throughout Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Paraguay, owned by Cencosud. The markets are an average of 1,500 square meters.-Origins:Santa Isabel was founded in Valparaíso, Chile in 1976 by Eduardo Elberg...
of Chile, a number of ships with this name