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Palu, Central Sulawesi
Palu (Kota Palu) is the capital of Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia, on Palu bay; it was devastated by the 2018 M7.5 earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction.
Pamplona
Pamplona (Iruña), capital of Navarre, Spain; founded by Pompey in 75 BC as Pompelo. 213,526 inhabitants (2026), San Fermín festival, Renaissance walls, ranked first of 84 European cities for quality of life in 2025.
Panabo
Panabo, officially the City of Panabo, is a component city in Davao del Norte, Philippines, on the northern edge of Davao City, with about 211,000 residents.
Panaji (पणजी)
Panaji (पणजी), also called Panjim, is the capital of Goa, India, on the Mandovi River. Made Nova Goa and capital by 1843 decree; home of Fontainhas heritage quarter and Smart City projects.
Panama City
Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá), capital of Panama, founded 15 August 1519 by Pedrarias Dávila as the first Spanish city on the American Pacific; destroyed by Henry Morgan in 1671 and relocated to Casco Antiguo; distinct from Panama City, Florida.
Panama City Beach, Florida
Panama City Beach, Florida (PCB): a Gulf Coast resort city in Bay County, incorporated 1970 from four merged communities, with about 20,000 residents, 27 miles of white-sand beaches, roughly 4.5 million annual visitors, no property tax, and a tourism-driven economy.
Panama City, Florida
Panama City, Florida, county seat of Bay County on St. Andrews Bay; founded as Harrison, renamed by G.M. West in 1906; 37,806 residents (2025 est.); port, military, and tourism economy; recovering from 2018's Hurricane Michael.
Pančevo
Pančevo (Панчево) is a city in the South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia, standing on the Tamiš river just above its confluence with the Danube, about 18 km from Belgrade.
Panchgani (पंचगणी)
Panchgani (पंचगणी), a hill station and municipal council in Satara district, Maharashtra, named for its five laterite mesas; known for Table Land plateau, boarding schools, strawberry farming, and eco-sensitive zone protections.
Panchkula (पंचकुला)
Panchkula (पंचकुला) is a planned city in Haryana, India, and a satellite of Chandigarh in the tri-city area; its name comes from five irrigation canals fed by the Ghaggar river.
Pangbourne
Pangbourne is a village in West Berkshire, England, on the Thames at the River Pang confluence. First recorded AD 844 (Pegingaburnan, Paega's people's stream), Domesday manor, Reading Abbey holding, Victorian riverside resort after the 1840 railway.
Panipat
Panipat (पानीपत) is a historic city in Haryana, India, 90 km north of Delhi, site of the battles of 1526, 1556, and 1761, and a global center for textile recycling known as the City of Weavers.
Panjakent (Панҷакент)
Panjakent (Панҷакент, also Penjikent) is a city in the Zarafshan Valley of western Tajikistan near Samarkand, gateway to the ruins of the ancient Sogdian city of Panjikent (5th-8th centuries), Sarazm, and the Seven Lakes.
Panjin
Panjin (盘锦市) is a prefecture-level city in southwest Liaoning, China, at the center of the Liaohe Delta, established 1984. Known for the Liaohe oilfield, vast coastal wetlands, and the Red Beach seepweed flats.
Panvel (पनवेल)
Panvel (पनवेल) is a city in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India, about 40 kilometers east of Greater Mumbai, on the Gadhi river beside Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Panzhihua
Panzhihua (攀枝花), formerly Dukou, is a prefecture-level city in far southern Sichuan, China, founded in 1965 as a Third Front steel base around Pangang; it is China's vanadium-titanium capital and the only Chinese city named after a flower.
Papeete
Papeete, capital of French Polynesia on Tahiti's northwest coast; founded 1818 by William Crook, commune since 1890, population 26,926 (2017), home of the Autonomous Port of Papeete.
Paphos (Πάφος)
Paphos (Πάφος) is a coastal city in western Cyprus whose ancient remains, centered on the cult of Aphrodite, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980.
Paradip
Paradip, officially also spelled Paradeep, is a port town on the Odisha coast in eastern India, best known for Paradip Port, Odisha's only major port, and IndianOil's 15 million tonne refinery commissioned in 2016.
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Paradise Valley is an incorporated town in Maricopa County, Arizona, lying between Phoenix and Scottsdale. It is almost exclusively zoned for low-density residential use, with resorts needing permits.
Paradise, California
Paradise is a Sierra Nevada foothill town in Butte County, California, incorporated 1979, destroyed by the November 8, 2018 Camp Fire (85 deaths, 18,804 structures) and slowly rebuilding to about 9,100 residents.
Paragould, AR Micro Area
Paragould, AR Micro Area (CBSA 37500), a micropolitan statistical area covering Greene County, Arkansas, centered on Paragould; part of the Jonesboro-Paragould CSA; about 46,900 residents in 2024 with migration-driven growth.
Parakou
Parakou (Cité des Kobourou), Benin's third largest city and Borgou department capital, is the cotton-trade and transport hub of northern Benin, with 255,478 urban residents in 2013, a non-functioning railway terminus, and a new dry port.
Paramaribo
Paramaribo, capital of Suriname on the Suriname River, a former Dutch colonial town founded around Fort Zeelandia in 1667; its 2002 World Heritage historic inner city was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2026.
Paraná, Entre Ríos
Paraná, Entre Ríos is the capital city of Entre Ríos province, Argentina, on bluffs above the Paraná River, about 470 km from Buenos Aires, linked to Santa Fe by a subfluvial tunnel, with 388,716 department residents at the 2022 census.
Parañaque
Parañaque (City of Parañaque), a highly urbanized city in southern Metro Manila, Philippines; cityhood by RA 8507 in 1998; 703,245 residents (2024), 46.57 sq km, GDP PhP 366.44 billion (2024), shares the Ramsar-listed Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park.
Parauapebas
Parauapebas is a municipality in southeastern Para, Brazil, created in 1988 from Maraba and built around the Carajas iron ore mining district; population 267,836 (2022 census), with mining contributing over 80% of municipal GDP.
Paris
Paris, capital of France, metro area about 11.2 million. Haussmann's 19th-century rebuilding, dense transit (3.3 stations/km2), climate adaptation plan 2024-2030, 45% NO2 drop, Seine swimming since 2025.
Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Louvre
Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Louvre: the Louvre quarter of the pre-1860 4th arrondissement of Paris, centered on the Louvre palace; since 1 January 1860 part of the 1st arrondissement.
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas: county seat of Lamar County in northeast Texas, founded 1844 by George W. Wright and named for Paris, France. Known for its 65-foot Eiffel Tower replica with a red cowboy hat; population about 25,000 with a manufacturing-heavy economy.