Canacona () is a city and a
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...
in the district of
South Goa
South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, wh ...
,
Goa state,
India
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. Canacona taluka includes Patnem,
Chaudi,
Poinguinim
Poinguinim is a village in the Canacona taluka administrative region of Goa, India, near the Goa- Karnataka border, and close to the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary. The village is home to a population of 6,625 people as of the 2011 census.
Th ...
,
Loliem-Polem,
Agonda, and Gaumdongre.
Chaudi is the headquarters and the most developed town in this taluka. The famous
Palolem Beach is located in Canacona.
Geography
Canacona is located at . It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet). Canacona is the southernmost taluka of Goa.
History
The historical name of Canacona is "Kanvapura"
Education
Dnyna Prabodhini Mandal's Shree Mallikarjun College of Arts & Commerce located at Delem Canacona Goa. Affiliated to Goa University, is the prime educational institute of this taluka catering to higher educational needs of the area.
There are two higher Secondaries in Canacona.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
,
[
] Canacona city had a population of 12,434. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Canacona has an average literacy rate of 89.31%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 93.09% and female literacy of 85.47%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. In addition to
Konkani,
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
See also
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is also spoken here by a minority.
Government and politics
Canacona is part of
Canacona (Goa Assembly constituency) and
South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).
References
External links
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Cities and towns in South Goa district
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