Upa

Upa or UPA may refer to:

Law

• Undesirable Publications Act, a 1967 Singapore statute
• Uniform Parentage Act, a model statute proposed by the U.S. NCCUSL
• Uniform Partnership Act, another model statute proposed by the U.S. NCCUSL

Organizations

Associations

• Ulster Protestant Association, loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland
• Union des producteurs agricoles, Canada
• United Patternmakers' Association, former British trade union
• United Press Association, a news agency that became United Press International
• Universal Powerline Association
• Utenti Pubblicità Associati, Italian Advertisers' Association

Health

• Unidade de Pronto Atendimento (Emergency Care Unit), a type of health care center in Brazil

Business

• United Productions of America, an American animation studio

Education

• Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile (or UPLA)
• University Preparatory Academy, San Jose, California
• University Preparatory Academy (Detroit)
• University Press of America, academic publisher

Politics

• Uganda People's Army, a rebel group active from 1987 to 1992
• Ulster Protestant Action, Northern Ireland
• União dos Povos de Angola (National Liberation Front of Angola)
• United Progressive Alliance, India
• Ukrainian People's Army, a Ukrainian nationalist military force between 1917 and 1921
• Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya), a Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary active between 1942 and 1956

Places

• Upa, Azerbaijan, a village in Khizi Rayon
• Upa, Estonia, village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia
• Upa (river), a river in Russia
• Úpa, a river in the Czech Republic

Science and technology

• Ultra Port Architecture, a computer bus
• Unique Particle Attribution, a mechanism to prevent ambiguity in XML Schema
• Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, a notational system for the Uralic languages
• Urokinase, an enzyme involved in the biology of humans and other animals
• Ulipristal acetate, a medication

Sports

• Bridge (grappling) or upa, a move in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• United Pickleball Association
• United States Professional Poolplayers Association

Other

• Upa, a character in Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
• Urban Partnership Agreement, an effort by the United States Department of Transportation to reduce congestion
• Urban Protection Agency, a fictional organisation in Project Eden

See also

• 'upa'upa, a Tahitian dance