Fatorda
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| Coordinates: 15°17′28″N 73°57′45″E / 15.29111°N 73.96250°ECoordinates: 15°17′28″N 73°57′45″E / 15.29111°N 73.96250°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Sub-district | Salcete |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
Fatorda is a suburb of the town of Margao in Salcete, Goa. Fatorda has been originally home to the traditional Scheduled Tribe/Scheduled Caste population. The Catholic Gawda community has a very large presence in Fatorda. However, due to the increasing number of buildings in Fatorda, the population has become more diverse.
Fatorda is also a constituency (30-Fatorda) in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
Fatorda has a large number of people belonging to the aboriginal Gawda community. Luis Alex Cardozo, fondly known as "Mama" Cardozo, was the leader of the Gawda community and represented the Fatorda constituency in Goa state Assembly for a long time. However, the population of Fatorda has now become diverse. A number of non- Goans have now made Fatorda their home and this suburb maintains a diverse population. A multiple number of multi-storeyed residential complexes in Fatorda have led to Fatorda being a thriving suburb with a population of many communities. Although Goan Catholic Gawdas and Hindus form a dominant part of the population, there is a considerable number of Muslims in Fatorda who stay in areas such as Chandrawada.
Fatorda has a few government primary and high schools. There are a few private primary level schools in Fatorda.
There also exist private and aided High Schools in Fatorda. A prominent High School in Fatorda is the Diocesan Society of Education's 'Our Lady of Rosary High School'. A Higher Secondary named the Jawaharlal Nehru Higher Secondary School also exists in Fatorda.
Located in Fatorda is the Don Bosco College of Engineerring [1], which is operated by Salesian priests. It hosted the relics of St. John Bosco during its world tour, on the 21 and 22 August 2011,.The Parvatibai Chowgule College, Adarsh Institute of Management and the Jawaharlal Nehru Higher Secondary School are also located in Fatorda.
Fatorda Stadium, named after Jawaharlal Nehru, is a multi-purpose, but mainly used for football stadium situated there. Built in the late 1980s, this is Goa's main stadium, having a seating capacity of 19,000 It has hosted a number of international football matches and a lesser number of One Day International cricket matches. It is widely used for the Indian national football league games.
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