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This is a list of cities and towns in Goa. Goa / ˈ ɡ oʊ. ə / ⓘ is a state located in the south-western region of India; It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa is one of India's richest states with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country. [1]
Note: This article is for information on the ethnic Goan people (many in diaspora), and not residents living within the state of Goa. Goans ( Romi Konkani : Goenkar , Portuguese : Goeses ) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa , India, who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan ...
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In 1843, the Portuguese moved the capital to the Cidade da Nova Goa (City of New Goa), today known as Panaji (Panjim), from Velha Goa . By the mid-18th century, Portuguese expansions lost other possessions in India until their borders stabilised and formed the Goa, Daman and Diu , which included Silvassa prior to the Annexation, it was known as ...
List of cities in Goa by population This page was last edited on 13 June 2021, at 08:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
In the early years, Calangute and Baga were the center of this scene, but it grew over the years to include other nearby cities like Anjuna Beach, which became, and arguably still is, the center of the Western youth culture of Goa. By the mid-1980s, there were over 8000 Westerners living in Goa, mostly from Western Europe.
Hinduism is followed by the majority of population of Quepem Taluka. Christians form a significant minority. At the time of the 2011 Census of India 63.78% of the population of the Taluka followed Hinduism, 29.45% Christianity, 6.53% Islam and 0.24% of the population followed other religions or did not state their religious affiliation.
The Goan Muslims are a minority community who follow Islam in the Indian coastal state of Goa, some are also present in the union territory of Damaon, Diu & Silvassa.They are native to Goa, unlike recent Muslim migrants from mainland India, and are commonly referred to as Moir (Konkani: मैर) by Goans in Goan Konkani.