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About Goa
Goa,
a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India, the 25th State in the
Union of States of India, was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961.
It was part of Union territory
of Goa, Daman & Diu
till 30 May 1987 when it was carved out to form a separate State.
Goa,
for the purpose of revenue administration is divided into district viz. North
and South Goa with headquarters at Panaji
and Margao respectively. The entire State comprises 11 talukas. For the
purpose of implementation of development programmes the State is
divided into 12 community development blocks. As per 2001 census, the
population of the State is 13,42,998.
Administratively the State is organised into two districts North Goa comprising six talukas with a total area of
1736 sq. kms. and South Goa comprising
five talukas with an area of 1966 sq. kilometers. In all there are 383
villages of which 233 are in North Goa district and
in South
Goa district. As per the 2001 census, there are 44 towns of
which 14 are Municipalities and remaining are census towns.
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