Cities And Towns In North Goa District PDF Download

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Agassaim, Aldona, Arambol, Baga, Goa, Bambolim, Bandora, India, Batim, Bicholim, Borim, Calapor, Campal, Candolim, Carapur, Chimbel, Colvale, Cumbarjua, Curti, India, Farmagudi, India, Goa Velha, Guirim, Kansarpal, Khandepar, Khandola, Madkai, Mapusa, Mardol, Goa, Mashel, Morjim, Pale, India, Panaji, Parcem, Patradevi, Penha-de-Franca, Pernem, Ponda, India, Porvorim, Queula, Reis Magos, Ribandar, Saligao, Sanquelim, Savoi Verem, Socorro (Serula), Valpoi. Excerpt: Panaji (Konkani: Panaje, pronounced, ( listen), Portuguese: , usually known in English as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi River estuary in Tiswadi taluka. With a population of 65,000 in the city and approximately 100,000 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's third largest city after Vasco da Gama and Margao. Panaji means "land that never floods." It has terraced hills, concrete buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs, churches, and a riverside promenade. There are avenues lined with gulmohar, acacia and other trees. The Baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located overlooking the main square known as Praca da Igreja. Pretty villas, cobbled streets and interesting buildings give Panaji a Portuguese ambience. The word Panaji is derived from the words panjani and khali, which mean a boat and a small creek respectively, in Sanskrit. Thus the modern word Panaji is a corrupt form of the old word Panjakhali as inscribed on the copper-plates found, belonging to the rule of Kadamba king Tribhuvanamalla. The official name is Panaji. The Portuguese name was Pangim. The city is called Panjim in English. It has been spelt as Panaji since the 1960s. The city is called ponnje in Konkani. Earlier a small village on the river...