Mandrem is a coastal village famous as a tourist spot in

Pernem Pernem (''Peddnne''; ) is a town and a municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is the capital of the Pernem Sub-District. Geography Pernem is one of the twelve sub-districts of Goa. It consists of twenty villa ...

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district of

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state in India. It is 21 km from the capital

Panaji Panaji (; , , )also known as Panjim, is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river est ...

About

It has two main beaches: Junas and Ashvem. The village has 11 wards. Mandrem or Mandre, originally named as Manjrey, was converted to Mandrem by the Portuguese. The "D" is pronounced as "J" in Portuguese.

Mandrem beach

Mandrem Beach is a white sand beach with clear water. The beach of Mandrem lies between the twin beaches of Morjim and Arambol. This beach is a quiet and peaceful beach. The beauty of Mandrem Beach is especially during the High Tide time when the seawater rushes into the Mandrem Creek or River. This Mandrem creek moves parallel to the waterline. Mandrem has a small fishing community and occasionally one might see local fishermen hauling their catch from the sea. The beach has been notified as a turtle nesting site under CRZ 2011.

Government and politics

Mandrem is part of

Mandrem (Goa Assembly constituency) Mandrem Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India. Mandrem is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of North Goa district. Member ...

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North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Panaji Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Goa state in western India along with South Goa. Assembly segments Presently, North Goa Lok Sabha parliamen ...

Notable residents

* Bhau Daji Lad – Sanskrit scholar, physician and antique collector. Born in Aska vaddo * Vasudeorao V Manjrekar – Dean of Sir J J School of Art,

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* Jack de Souza – Violinist of the band ''Jack and his Jolly Boys''. Later shifted to Bombay and became choir master at

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Church * Manuel de Souza – Jack de Souza's nephew, he had expertise with the clarinet, flute, saxophone and the violin and later played for Bombay's film industry. * Joaquim de Souza – Manuel de Souza's younger brother, a musician * Andre Gregorio Britto – Trumpeter who was a student of Jack de Souza * Anurag Mhamal – Goa’s first chess

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