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Morumugão Sub-District
Morumugão Sub-District is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Goa, India, headquartered at Mormugao. It is the state's only taluka (tehsil) to have all four modes of transport—air, road, rail, and sea.
Morumugão | |
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Location of Morumugão in South Goa district, Goa | |
| Coordinates: 15°23′13″N 73°48′47″E / 15.386878°N 73.812971°ECoordinates: 15°23′13″N 73°48′47″E / 15.386878°N 73.812971°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa district |
| Headquarters | Vasco da Gama |
| Settlements (as of 2011) | 1 city 3 towns 10 villages |
| Government | |
| • Tehsildar | N/A |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | N/A |
| • Assembly constituency | N/A |
| • MLA | N/A |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Sub-District | 154,561 |
| • Urban | 85.61% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy rate | N/A |
| • Sex ratio | N/A |
| PIN | 4032XX, 4037XX, 4038XX |
| Vehicle registration | GA-06 |
| Rain | N/A |
History
Morumugão was one of the first places to be conquered and incorporated into the Velhas Conquistas of the Portuguese Empire in the East.
Settlements
City
Morumugão has one city: Morumugão-Vasco.
Towns
Morumugão has three towns: Sancoale, Cortalim, and Chicalim.
Villages
Morumugão has ten villages: Arossim, Cansaulim, Chicolna, Cuelim, Dabolim, Issorcim, Pale, Quelossim, São Jacinto Island, and Velsao.
Islands
Morumugão has four islands: Ilha de São Jacinto, Ilha de Pequeno (Bat Island), Ilha Grande, and Ilha de São Jorge.
References
External links
- Cities and villages in Mormugao Taluk