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Mormugao

Mormugao
मोर्मुगाव
City
Mormugao Harbour Aerial View.jpg
Mormugao is located in Goa
Mormugao
Mormugao
Mormugao is located in India
Mormugao
Mormugao
Location in Goa, India
Coordinates: 15°24′N 73°48′E / 15.40°N 73.80°E / 15.40; 73.80Coordinates: 15°24′N 73°48′E / 15.40°N 73.80°E / 15.40; 73.80
Country  India
State Goa
District South Goa
Demonym(s) Mormugaokar
Languages
 • Official Konkani
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 403601
Vehicle registration GA-06
Website www.mmcvasco.com

'Mormugao is a sub-district 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.

Mormugao is located at 15°15′N 73°59′E / 15.25°N 73.98°E / 15.25; 73.98. It has an average elevation of 2 metres (7 feet).

As of 2001 India census, Mormugão had a population of 97,085. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mormugão has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 70%. In Mormugão, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

When the Portuguese colonised part of Goa in the sixteenth century, they based their operations in the central district of Tiswadi, notably in the international emporium 'City of Goa', now Old Goa. As threats to their maritime supremacy increased, they built forts on various hillocks, especially along the coast. In 1624, they began to build their fortified town on the headland overlooking Mormugão harbour.

The sultans of Bijapur, who had colonised Goa before the Portuguese, did not give up easily. There were several invasions. From the sea came the Dutch, who eventually took over from the Portuguese most of the coastal settlements: the Moluccas, Batticaloa, Trincomali, Galle, Malacca, Manar, Jaffna, Quilon, Cochin and Cannanore. From 1640 to 1643, the Dutch tried their best to capture Mormugão but were finally driven away.


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