Calangute is a town in the
North Goa district
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of the
India
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n state of
Goa
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. It is famous for its beach, the largest in North Goa and a popular tourist destination. The peak tourist season is during
Christmas
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and
New Year, and during the summer in May.
Demographics
,
Calangute had a population of 13,810. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Calangute had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 78% and female literacy 67%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Government and politics
Calangute is part of
Calangute (Goa Assembly constituency) and
North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).
Education
Calangute has secondary education schools viz. Little Flower of Jesus High School, St. Josephs High School, Don Bosco High School, Mark Memorial High School, apart from the Government Primary schools located in Umtavaddo & Naikavaddo.
In media
Lorna Cordeiro recorded a song in
Konkani __NOTOC__
Konkani may refer to:
Language
* Konkani language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Konkan region of India.
* Konkani alphabets, different scripts used to write the language
**Konkani in the Roman script, one of the scripts used to ...
titled "Calangute" about the town and Calangute Beach.
Notable residents
*
Bruno Coutinho – captained the
India national football team
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.
* , bishop of
diocese of Agartala in
Tripura
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, was born in Calangute
Sports
Like any other Goan village, Calangute's most famous sport is
football
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. The local football club is Calangute Association, which represents them in Goa's top-tier league, the
Goa Professional League.
Gallery
File:Parasailing on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg, Parasailing at Calangute Beach
File:ParasailingGoa3.jpg, Parasailing at Calangute beach in December 2006
File:Boats on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg, Boats at Calangute Beach
File:Calangute-Tinto.jpg, The ''tinto'' (market) at Calangute
File:Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute.jpg, Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute.
File:Calangute-beach.jpg, alt=Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening, Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening
File:Calangute-beach-2.jpg, alt=Dusk at Calangute Beach, Dusk at Calangute Beach
References
External links
* {{Wikivoyage inline, Calangute
* Energeti
Calangute BeachGoa
Beaches of Goa
Villages in North Goa district
Beaches of North Goa district