What is "maringa"

Maringá is a municipality in southern Brazil founded on 10 May 1947 as a planned urban area it is the third largest city in the state of Paraná with 385,753 inhabitants in the city, and 764,906 in its metropolitan area ( IBGE 2013). Located in north west of Paraná and crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn it is a regional centre for commerce, services, agro-industries, and universities, including the State University of Maringá.

Maringa may refer to:

• Maringá, a city in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil
• Maringa River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape, an ecologically sensitive area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Nova Maringá, a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil
• Grêmio de Esportes Maringá, a Brazilian soccer club from the city of Maringá
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá, an archdiocese located in the city of Maringá
• Maringá Regional Airport, the airport serving Maringá, Brazil
• Palm-wine music, known as "Maringa" in Sierra Leone