South Goa is one of the two districts that comprise the state of
GoaGoa is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located on the west coast of India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.Panaji is...
,
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
. The district has an area of 1,966 km² and a population of 586,591 (2001 census). It is bounded by
North GoaNorth Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of 1736 km², and is bounded by Sindhudurg and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra state to the north and east respectively, by South Goa District to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the...
District to the north, Utara Kannada District of
KarnatakaKarnataka is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act...
state to the east and south, and by the
Arabian SeaThe Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia, Socotra, Kanyakumari in India, and the western coast...
to the west.
The
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
established a colony in Goa in 1510, and expanded the colony to its present boundaries during the 17th and 18th centuries.
South Goa is one of the two districts that comprise the state of
GoaGoa is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located on the west coast of India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.Panaji is...
,
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
. The district has an area of 1,966 km² and a population of 586,591 (2001 census). It is bounded by
North GoaNorth Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of 1736 km², and is bounded by Sindhudurg and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra state to the north and east respectively, by South Goa District to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the...
District to the north, Utara Kannada District of
KarnatakaKarnataka is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act...
state to the east and south, and by the
Arabian SeaThe Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia, Socotra, Kanyakumari in India, and the western coast...
to the west.
Historical background
The
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
established a colony in Goa in 1510, and expanded the colony to its present boundaries during the 17th and 18th centuries. Goa was annexed by India on December 19 1961. Goa and two other former Portuguese enclaves became the
union territoryA Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...
of Goa, Daman and Diu, and Goa was organized into a single district in 1965. On 30 May 1987 Goa attained
statehoodIndia is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.- States and territories :...
(while
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and
DiuDiu or DIU may mean or stand for:* Diu, India, city in India, and the related** Battle of Diu** the IATA code for the Diu Airportas well as:* Diu , a Cantonese profanity.* Dresden International University, Germany...
became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganized into two districts, North Goa and South Goa.
Administration
The administrative headquarters of the district is
MargaoMargao is Goa's second largest but busiest town, the commercial capital of the state, and the administrative headquarters of South Goa District and of the Salcette taluk.- Etymoglogy :...
. The district is divided into three subdivisions, Margao,
MormugaoMormugao or Marmagao is a city and a municipal council in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is Goa’s main port. It was featured in the 1980 film The Sea Wolves and the Bollywood film Bhootnath....
, and
QuepemQuepem is a town and a municipal council in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. This is birthplace of the author Agostinho Fernandes.The town is the administrative capital for the Quepem district. Curchorem and Sanvordem are the a major towns located in the Quepem...
, and five taluks, Salcete, Mormugao, Quepem,
SanguemSanguem is a city and a municipal council in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.Notable landmarks include the Sagameshwar Temple, Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park and the Salaulim Dam.-Geography:...
, and
CanaconaCanacona is an administrative region in south Goa, in India.Canacona is one of the five talukas that constitute the South Goa district. It is bounded on the north by the taluka of Quepem, on the northeast by Sanguem, on the south by the state of Karnataka, and on the west by the Arabian Sea...
.
Language
KonkaniKonkani is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-European family of languages spoken in the Konkan coast of India...
is mother tongue of majority of people living in South Goa district. Marathi,and Konkani are spoken by a substantial number of people as mother tongue. English & Hindi are understood by majority of the population.
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