List of districts of Goa

The Indian state of Goa is divided into two districts: North Goa and South Goa.

Map of districts of Goa
1. North Goa
2. South Goa

Administrative structure

North Goa is further divided into three subdivisions — Panaji, Mapusa, and Bicholim; and five talukas — Tiswadi (Panaji), Bardez (Mapusa), Pernem, Bicholim, and Sattari (Valpoi), South Goa is further divided into five subdivisions — Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven talukas — Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete (Margao), Quepem, and Canacona (Chaudi), Sanguem, and Dharbandora. (Ponda taluka shifted from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015).

Districts
Code[1] District Headquarters Population (2011)[2] Area (km²) Density (/km²) Official website
NGNorth Goa (उत्तर गोवा)Panaji (पणजी)817,7611,736471https://northgoa.gov.in/
SGSouth Goa (दक्षिण गोवा)Madgaon (मडगांव)639,9621,966326https://southgoa.nic.in/

References
  1. "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 2004-08-18. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. "Distribution of Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Sex-Ratio and Population Density" (XLS). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi-110011. 2010–2011. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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