Carmona is a village in the state of

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. Located in the

Salcette Salcete or Salcette (Konkani: ''Saxtti''/''Xaxtti'') is a subdivision of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India. The Sal River and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete. Historically, ...

taluka of the

South Goa South Goa district is one of two districts that together constitute the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. It ranks among t ...

district. It shares a border with

Orlim Orlim is a village situated in Goa, India. It is part of the Salcete taluka sub-district and is surrounded by the villages of Varca and Carmona. It is located about 10 km from the town of Margao and about 45 km from the capital city of Panjim. It ...

village in the North,

Cavelossim Cavelossim is a village in South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. The town hosts a well-known beach at the southernmost tip of the Salcete beach stretch that starts from Majorda in the north to Cavelossim in the south. The Sal Rive ...

village in the South whilst the river Sal runs along its Eastern edge from North to South and the

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to its West. The village of Carmona is sub-divided into wards (Vaddos) which includes Xiro, Fondo, Ratmadem, Kirbhat, Olavado, Choqui, Tamdeg, Batti, Batti Viegas, Xhetmalem, Jorge, Ankur Luis, Igreja, DeMello, Gavona, Alemao and Zalor.

Religion

Ancient Temples

Source: * Mahadeva * Ague-Betall * Purusha * Uddio

Churches & Chapels

* Our Lady of Succour Church, Carmona - Built in 1607, originally part of the Jesuit Novitiate House which is now the Parochial residence. Renovation of Our Lady of Succour Church, Carmona commenced in 2004. * Our Lady of Piety Chapel, Zalor constructed in 1881 * St. Sebastian Chapel, Xiro

School

Sacred Heart of Jesus High School

Comunidade

It consists of ten Vangors of the Chardo class. The old Gaunkars used the surnames 'Naik', 'Garo' (Gadd) and 'Porto'.

Notable People

* Menino Figueiredo, Goa's 1st International Football Player * Savia Viegas, Academic and Writer *

Evágrio Jorge Evágrio Fransisco Jorge (6 March 1925 – 20 August 1978) was an Indian freedom fighter and journalist. Early life Evágrio Fransisco Jorge was born on 6 March 1925 in Carmona, Salcete, Portuguese Goa, to Tito Manuel Jorge and Moi Sinha Rod ...

, Freedom Fighter * Fr. Antonio Cruz da Piedade Viegas, Priest * Fr. Maurice Figueiredo, Diocesan Director of Catechetics in the Diocese of Pune, Director of Salesian Catechetical Centre, Pune, Director of Don Bosco Youth Centre, Benaulim, Goa, and Member of the Diocesan Priest Council, of the Arch-diocese of Goa * Venzy Viegas, Member of Legislative Assembly (Benaulim Constituency), Aam Aadmi Party

References

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