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Kao may refer to:

Places

Kao, Indonesia, a town
Kao, Lesotho, a community council
Kao, Niger, a village and rural commune
Kao, Togo, a village
Kao (island), Tonga
Kao (crater), a lunar crater

People

Gao (surname), sometimes romanized as Kao, including a list of Chinese people with the surname Kao
Kao Kim Hourn (born 1966), Cambodian government official and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
R. N. Kao (1918–2002), Indian spymaster, first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing
King Kao of Zhou (died 426 BC), 31st king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
Kaō (painter), Japanese painter Kaō Ninga (fl. early 14th century)

Acronym

Kuiper Airborne Observatory
Keith-Albee-Orpheum, abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of an American chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
Communist Workers Organisation (Netherlands) (Kommunistische Arbeidersorganisatie)

Other uses

Huaya, romanized as Kaō, stylized signatures or marks used in East Asian cultures in place of a true signature
Kaō (era), a Japanese era name
Kao Corporation, a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
Kao language, of Indonesia
Kao (bull), a divine bull in Meitei mythology
Kao (film), a 2000 film by Junji Sakamoto
Kao the Kangaroo, a series of video games
Kuusamo Airport, Finland, IATA airport code

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 '''Kao''' may refer to:
+{{TOC right}}
 ==Places==
-* [[Kao, Indonesia]]
+* [[Kao, Indonesia]], a town
+* [[Kao, Lesotho]], a community council
-** [[Kao Airport]], south of [[Tobelo]] on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia
-* [[Kao, Lesotho]]
+* [[Kao, Niger]], a village and rural commune
-* [[Kao, Niger]]
+* [[Kao, Togo]], a village
-* [[Kao, Togo]]
+* [[Kao (island)]], Tonga
-* [[Kao (island)]], an island in Tonga formed by an extinct volcano
+* [[Kao (crater)]], a lunar crater
 ==People==
-* [[Kao (surname)]], an alternative romanization of the Chinese family name ''Gao''
+* [[Gao (surname)]], sometimes romanized as Kao, including a list of Chinese people with the surname Kao
+* [[Kao Kim Hourn]] (born 1966), Cambodian government official and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
-* [[Kao (painter)]], 15th century Japanese painter
+* [[R. N. Kao]] (1918–2002), Indian spymaster, first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing
-* [[Kao (musician)]] (AKA Kaoru, born 1974), Japanese guitarist, composer and record producer
-* [[R. N. Kao]] (1918–2002), founding director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
+* [[King Kao of Zhou]] (died 426 BC), 31st king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
+* [[Kaō (painter)]], Japanese painter Kaō Ninga ({{fl.|early 14th century}})
-==Other uses==
+==Acronym==
-* ''Kao'', a Japanese word for [[face]]
-* {{nihongo|[[Kaō]]|花押}}, a stylized signature or a mark used in place of a signature in China and Japan
-* [[Kao Corporation]], a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
-* [[Kaō (era)]], a Japanese era name
-* [[Kao (film)|''Kao'' (film)]], a 2000 film by Junji Sakamoto
-* [[Kuusamo Airport]], Finland (IATA airport code)
-* A [[knee strike]] used in ''muay thai''
-* [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], used when the character theta is not available
 * [[Kuiper Airborne Observatory]]
 * [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]], abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of an American chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
 * [[Communist Workers Organisation (Netherlands)]] (''Kommunistische Arbeidersorganisatie'')
+==Other uses==
+* [[Huaya]], romanized as Kaō, stylized signatures or marks used in East Asian cultures in place of a true signature
+* [[Kaō (era)]], a Japanese era name
+* [[Kao Corporation]], a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
+* [[Kao language]], of Indonesia
+* [[Kao (bull)]], a divine bull in Meitei mythology
+* [[Kao (film)|''Kao'' (film)]], a 2000 film by Junji Sakamoto
+* [[Kao the Kangaroo]], a series of video games
+* [[Kuusamo Airport]], Finland, IATA airport code
+==See also==
+* [[Käo (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] (ΚΑΘ), a sorority at DePauw University
 {{disambiguation|geo|surname}}