Pala may refer to:

Places

  • 1921 Pala, the asteroid Pala, a main-belt asteroid, the 1921st asteroid registered

Chad

  • Pala, Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest
  • Pala Airport, Mayo-Kebbi Ouest

Estonia

  • Pala, Kose Parish, village in Kose Parish, Harju County
  • Pala, Kuusalu Parish, village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County
  • Pala, Järva County, village in Türi Parish, Järva County
  • Pala, Jõgeva County, village in Peipsiääre Parish, Jõgeva County
  • Pala Parish, former rural municipality in Jõgeva County

India

  • Pala, Kerala, a town in the state of Kerala
  • Pala (State Assembly constituency), Kerala
  • Pala dynasty (disambiguation), several historical ruling groups
  • Pala Empire, an imperial power originating in Bengal during the Late Classical period, 750–1161
  • Pala Lake, English name for Palak Dil, a large lake in the state of Mizoram, Northeast India

Switzerland

  • Pala Castle, San Vittore, Graubünden; a tower

Turkey

  • Palā or Pala: a Bronze Age country in northern Anatolia,
  • where the extinct Palaic language (or Palaumnili), a part of the Indo-European language family, was spoken.

United States

  • Pala Indian Reservation, San Luis Rey River Valley, San Diego County, California
  • Pala, California, a small community in the Pala Indian Reservation within San Diego County
  • Pala Casino Resort and Spa, a casino located in Pala, California
  • Pala Road, San Diego County, California; a state road

Fictional locations

  • Pala, a fictional island in Aldous Huxley's Island (Huxley novel)
  • Pala, a fictional town in Far Cry 2, a video game

People

  • Pala (surname), a list of people with the name
  • Pala. Karuppiah (born 1943 as Chinna Karuppiah), Indian politician
  • Pala Narayanan Nair (1911–2008), Indian poet

Groups, organizations

  • Pala Hamburger, a Chinese fast-food chain
  • Labor and Agrarian Party (PALA; ), Panama; a political party
  • Pennsylvania Library Association, a professional association for librarians
  • Poetics and Linguistics Association, an international academic association

Arts, entertainment, media

  • Pala (album), a 2011 album by Friendly Fires
  • "Pala" (song), a 2011 song by Friendly Fires, the title track off the eponymous album Pala (album)
  • Pala (folk art), a folk-theatre form native to Odisha, India
  • PALA (song), a 2025 song by Q_ARE

Other

  • Pala, a short kind of Turkish sword or kilij
  • Presidential Active Lifestyle Award, part of the American President's Challenge

See also

  • Pal (disambiguation)
  • Palai (disambiguation)
  • Palas (disambiguation)
  • Palla (disambiguation)
  • Palan (disambiguation)
  • Palar (disambiguation)
  • Pallar, a caste of Tamil Nadu, India
  • Pala Pala (), 2001 album by Ruby Lin
  • "Pala Pala" (), 2001 song by Ruby Lin, the title track off the eponymous album Pala Pala