Formosa is a former name for the island of Taiwan.

Formosa may also refer to:

Places and jurisdictions

Asia

  • Republic of Formosa, a short-lived republic in 1895 on the island of Formosa (also known as Taiwan)
  • Dutch Formosa, the period of colonial Dutch government on Formosa (Taiwan), lasting from 1624 to 1662
  • Spanish Formosa, a Spanish colony established in the north of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule, 1895 to 1945
  • Formosa Strait, historic name for the Taiwan Strait
  • Mount Formosa, a colonial-era name to a group of contiguous hills near Kanhangad, Kerala, India

Europe

  • Ria Formosa, a lagoon in the Algarve
  • Formosa Island, Berkshire, England, UK

South America

  • Formosa Province, Argentina
  • Formosa, Argentina, the capital of its namesake province
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Argentina
  • Formosa, Goiás, Brazil (near Brasília in Goiás State)
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Brazil, formerly a Territorial Prelature

North America

  • Formosa, Ontario, Canada

Africa

  • Formosa (Guinea-Bissau), one of the Bissagos Islands, Africa
  • Formosa Flora, an earlier name for Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.
  • Bahia Formosa, an earlier name for Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
  • Formosa Peak, South Africa

Other uses

  • Formosa Magazine, a magazine of the Tangwai movement
  • Formosa Petrochemical, an energy company in Taiwan
  • Formosa Plastics Corp, a major corporation in Taiwan
  • Formosa Television, a major television network in Taiwan

Other

  • Formosa (band), a German hard rock band
  • Formosa (film), a 2005 comedy
  • Formosa (horse), winner of the English Fillies Triple Crown
  • Formosa (surname), a surname common in Malta, Spain, Portugal and other Mediterranean countries
  • Formosa Cafe, a famous restaurant in Hollywood, California
  • Formosa, a fictional country located on the island of Taiwan, whose culture was invented by George Psalmanazar as a hoax
  • Bosque Formosa Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
  • Amanita muscaria var. formosa, a variety of the fly agaric mushroom
  • Nectouxia formosa, a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Solanaceae
  • Formosa (bacterium), a genus of Flavobacteriaceae
  • The proper name of the star HD 100655

See also

  • Formosa (surname)
  • Formosan (disambiguation)
  • Formoso (disambiguation)
  • A Famosa, a colonial fortress in Malacca, Malaysia; controlled by Portugal (1511–1641), Netherlands (1641–1795), Britain (1795–1807)
  • JW Formoza, a Polish military unit