Formosa (disambiguation)

Formosa is a former name for the island of Taiwan.

Formosa may also refer to:

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

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

Taiwan-related

 * 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

People with the surname

 * Ric Formosa (born 1954), Australian composer and musician