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A city of southwest France in the foothills of the Pyrenees south of Bordeaux. It is a year-round tourist center noted for its scenery and winter sports. Population: 82,500.
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Pau (pō), city (1990 pop. 83,928), capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, at the foot of the Pyrenees. It is a major year-round tourist center, renowned for its spa and winter sports, as well as its scenery. It has metallurgical and wool industries, and aeronautical equipment, shoes, and clothing are manufactured. Founded in the 11th cent., it became the capital of Béarn in the 15th cent. and the residence of the kings of Navarre in 1512. Henry IV was born in its château. Its university was founded in 1724.
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Pau may refer to:
- Places
- Pau, Edom, a location in the Bible
- Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, a town
- Arrondissement of Pau, a district containing the French town
- Pau, Sardinia, a municipality
- Pau, Spain, a municipality
- Pau Brasil, a town and municipality
- La Pau (Barcelona Metro), a station
- People
- Pau (given name)
- Carlos Pau y Español (1857-1937), a botanist
- George Pau-Langevin (born 1948), a member of the National Assembly of France
- Lew Syn Pau, a Singapore politician
- Maria de la Pau Janer (born 1966), a Spanish writer
- Pau Chin Hau, a Burmese religious leader
- Pau Gasol, an NBA basketball player
- Pau Ming Wai Akina (born 1974), a fencer from Hong Kong, China
- Pau Shiu-hung (born 1942), a Hong Kong politician
- Paul Pau (1848–1932), a French general
- Peter Pau (born 1951), a Hong Kong cinematographer
- Petra Pau (born 1963), a German politician
- Ricardo Pau-Llosa (born 1954), a Cuban-American poet and art critic of Latin American art
- Sioe Gouw Pau (born 1935), an Indonesian Olympic fencer
- Wu Pau-hsien (born 1980), a Taiwanese baseball player
- Education
- Pacific Adventist University, Papua New Guinea
- Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad, see Selectividad
- Polska Akademia Umiejętności, Polish Academy of Learning
- Punjab Agricultural University, India
- Palo Alto University, in Palo Alto, California, USA
- Codes
- PAU, the IATA code for Pauk Airport, Burma
- Palauan language
- Other
- Pau (unit), a unit of capacity used In Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak
- Pau Grand Prix, an auto race
- Alternative spelling for baozi (steamed Chinese buns) sometimes used in Malaysia.
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