South Goa District
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South Goa district दक्षिण गोंय जिल्हो |
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| District of Goa | |
 Location of South Goa district in Goa |
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| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| Administrative division | N/A |
| Headquarters | Margão |
| Tehsils | 1.Salcete, 2.Mormugão, 3.Quepem, 4.Canacona, 5.Sanguem, 6.Dharbandora |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Swapnil Naik, I.A.S. |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | South Goa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,966 km2 (759 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 639,962 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 85.53% |
| • Sex ratio | 980 |
| Major highways | 1.National Highway 17, 2.National Highway 4A |
| Website | Official website |
South Goa is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa in West India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by the district of North Goa to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.
The colours in the adjoining image:
Red: Velhas Conquistas (old Portuguese conquests)
Pink: Novo Conquistas (new Portuguese conquests)
Yellow: District Capital
The Portuguese 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 19 December 1961. Goa and two other former Portuguese enclaves became the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and Goa was organised into a single district in 1965. On 30 May 1987 Goa attained statehood (while Daman and Diu became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganised into two districts, North Goa and South Goa.
Dr. Sachin Shinde, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, is the Collector and District Magistrate of South Goa. There are Deputy Collectors and Mamlatdars for each Taluka.
The headquarters of the district is Margao.
The administrative headquarters of the district is Margao.
A spacious district administrative headquarters (Collectorate building) is located on the outskirts of Margao, adjoining the inter-city bus stand. It is named after Mathany Saldanha, a former minister and social activist.
The district is divided into five subdivisions – Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven taluks – Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete (Margao), Quepem, and Canacona (Chaudi), Sanguem, and Dharbandora.
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