''Bardez'' ( kok, Bardes; pt, Bardes; IPA: ) is a ''taluka'' of the North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It was a '' concelho'' in the Portuguese

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Etymology

The name is credited to the Saraswat Brahmin immigrants who emigrated to the Konkan via Magadha plains in northern India. Bardez, or more properly ''bara'' (twelve) ''desh'' (country), means "twelve countries" (or territories). The form 'country' probably refers to clan territorial limits, or to the Brahmin '' comunidades'', of which the twelve are: #

Aldona Aldona is a village in the Taluka of Bardez in the Indian state of Goa. It is known for producing several prominent Goans. Geography Aldona is located at at an average elevation of . Aldona, as a comunidade-village, comprises around 16 wards ...

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Pomburpa Pomburpa is a village in North Goa North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north ...

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Serula Socorro is a village that lies five kilometres to the east of Mapusa town in Bardez taluka. It is administered by a ''panchayat'' represented by members from the seven wards of Ambirna, Arrarim, Carrem, Maina, Porvorim, Vaddem and Zosvaddo. It i ...

# Siolim Bardez is delimited on the north by the Chapora River, on the south by the Mandovi River, on the east by the Mapusa River, which originates in Bardez itself near the capital city of Mapusa, and on the west by the Arabian Sea. A native of Bardez is called a ''Bardeskar'' or ''Bardescar'' ( IPA: ) in the Konkani language. Bardez is the site of the legislature of Goa, in the southern parish village of Penha de França (Britona), in Serula. Other famous sites are the Fort Aguada, the beaches of Candolim, Sinquerim, Calangute, Baga, Anjuna, and Vagator villages, the hilltop monastery and boarding school of Monte Guirim, which was restored by Padre Luna after Pombal's devastation, the village communities of Salvador do Mundo, Penha da França, Siolim, Moira, Porvorim, Colvale, Saligao, and Sangolda, to name but the most prominent. Goa's Indian Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and St Xavier's College, Mapusa are located in Bardez. The village and '' comunidade'' of Anjuna was a prime

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destination. Bardes is famous as the birthplace of

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List of towns and villages

List of towns in Bardez taluk: * Mapusa * Penha-de-Franca * Calangute * Socorro * Siolim * Anjuna * Candolim * Reis Magos *

Salvador do Mundo Salvador do Mundo (Portuguese for ''Saviour of the World'') is a village in Bardez taluka, Goa, in India. The village is located south west of Socorro and east of Porvorim. The Mount has a Chapel, which is used to hold services during the Len ...

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Colvale Colvale or Colovale is a census town in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. Demographics India census, Colvale had a population of 5475. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Colvale has an average literacy rate of ...

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* Assagao *

Assonora Assonora is a village located in the Bardez taluka of Goa, India. It is located in North Goa, away from Mapusa and away from Panaji Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North ...

* Bastora *

Calvim Calvim is an island village situated in the Bardez sub-district or ''taluka'' of Goa. It is in the vicinity of the prominent Aldona village. Location Calvim comes under the Aldona village ''panchayat'', and is one of the two islands—Corjuem a ...

* Camurlim * Canca * Corjuem * Marna * Marra *

Moitem Moitem is a small village situated in the Bardez sub-district or ''taluka'' of Goa, which lies along the west-coast of India. It is in the vicinity of the Assonora water treatment plant, which caters to the water needs of much of North Goa ...

* Nachinola *

Nadora Nadora is a village at one end of the North Goa taluka, or sub-district, of Bardez. It is divided by the Colvale river from the northernmost Goa ''taluka'' of Pernem or Pednem. It lies between Pirna to its east, and Revora to its west. Area ...

* Nagoa * Olaulim * Oxel *

Paliem Paliem is a village in the Pernem Sub-Division of North Goa, India. Geography It is located at at an elevation of 7 m above MSL. This village is located between Arambol, Corgão and Querim. Places To Visit Paliem Beach also called Kalac ...

* Parra * Pirna *

Ponolem Ponolem (or Punolem) is a village in North Goa's Bardez ''taluka'' (sub-district), India. It lies in the Goa Assembly constituency of Aldona. Location It has Carona village and Calvim to its west, and Maem or Mayem in Bicholim ''taluka'' is ...

Punola Punola is a small village or hamlet in the North Goa sub-district or ''taluka'' of Bardez ''Bardez'' ( kok, Bardes; pt, Bardes; IPA: ) is a ''taluka'' of the North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It was a ''concelho'' in the P ...

Revora Revora is a village, from Mapusa in Bardez, Goa, India. It lies on the banks of the Chapora River. It comes in the purview of Tivim constituency. The village is famous for its seventeenth century church. The traditional occupation of the villa ...

* Sangolda * Sircaim * Tivim * Ucassaim * Verla

In popular culture

The Indian Netflix original show, '' Typewriter'', is set in Bardez.

References

External links

Cities and villages in Bardez TalukGoa - Calangute Beach
- Information and Pictures of Calangute Beach in Bardez Taluks of Goa Geography of North Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub