Margao
Margao
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City | |
| Margao | |
Top to bottom (left to right): Margao municipal council, Holy Spirit Church, Fatorda Stadium, Margao cityscape, House of Seven Gables, Railway station | |
Location of Margao in Goa | |
| Coordinates: 15°16′25″N 73°57′29″E / 15.27361°N 73.95806°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Sub-district | Salcete |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Viriato Fernandes |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly | Digambar Kamat |
| • Chairperson | Pooja Naik[2] |
| Area | |
• City | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 87,650[1] |
| • Metro | 106,484[1] |
| Demonym | Madgaonkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani[3] |
| • Additional official | Marathi[4] and English[5] |
| • Cultural |
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| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 403601/2 |
| Telephone code | 0832 |
| Vehicle registration | GA-02, GA-08 |
| Website | mmcmargao.gov.in |
Margao (Goan Konkani: Modgaum, Portuguese: Margão) is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on the banks of the river Sal. It is the district headquarters of South Goa, and administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district. It is Goa's second largest city by population after Mormugao.
- ^ a b C. Chandramouli (2015) [2010–11], "Margao Urban Region", Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Government of India, Census Organization of India
- ^ "Goa Forward Grabs 'Margao Municipality' Again". Prudent Media. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "The Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Languages of Goa". Department of Information and Publicity. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023.
- ^ "The Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987 (Act No. 5 of 1987) [14-4-1987]" (PDF). Secretary to the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Portuguese is culturally present as various creoles, and in places like churches.