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About Goa
Goa, a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India, the 25th state of the Union states of India, was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961. It was a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu till 30th May 1987 when it was carved out of form a separate state. Goa covers an area of 3702 square kilometers and comprises two Revenue district viz North Goa and South Goa. Boundaries of Goa State are defined in the North Terekhol river which separates it from Maharashtra, in the East and South by Karnataka State and West by Arabian Sea. Goa lies in Western Coast of India and is 594 Km (by road) away from Mumbai city.
CAPITAL
Panaji
LANGUAGE
Konkani
POPULATION
1.82 M
DISTRICTS
2
AREA
3702 km2
Pincodes
Office Bearers
Honourable Governor
Shri P.S.Sreedharan Pillai
Major Business Industries
Agriculture
Agriculture is one of the important economic activities in Goa. The total agricultural area is approximately 1400 sq km from which 1200 sq km is owned by the govt and remaining 200 sq km is owned privately.
Rice and coconut are the staple produce of Goa.Paddy is cultivated during the monsoon from the months of June to September.
Mining
Mining in Goa started before 1961 when Goa was under the rule of Portugues. The Japanese mineral prospectors had surveyed Goa and found iron ore, manganese and bauxite in the hilly region of the western ghats.
The colonial government had granted 336 mining leases. Although Goa got its liberation from the colonial government on 19 December 1961
Tourism
Down the corridors of time Goa has been different things to different people. To the Portuguese conquerors it was ‘Golden Goa’,the ‘Rome of the East’.
Such was its beauty and grandeur, that a traveller was moved to remark: ‘Whoever has seen Goa, need not visit Lisboa’-Lisbon, which was then the grand epicenter of the Portuguese dominions.
Important Helpline Numbers
police
100/112
ambulance
108/102
fire brigade
101
Child
1098
senior citizen
1090
electricity
1912
women
1091
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gmc bambolim
08322458700(-08)
public grievances
+919319334335
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