Margao
Margao
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Top to bottom (left to right): Margao municipal council, Holy Spirit Church, Fatorda Stadium, Margao cityscape, House of Seven Gables, Railway station | |
Location of Margao in Goa | |
| Coordinates: 15°16′25″N 73°57′29″E / 15.27361°N 73.95806°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Sub-district | Salcete |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Viriato Fernandes |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly | Digambar Kamat |
| • Chairperson | Pooja Naik |
| Area | |
• City | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 87,650 |
| • Density | 5,444/km2 (14,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 106,484 |
| Demonym | Madgaonkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| • Additional official | Marathi and English |
| • Cultural | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 403601/2 |
| Telephone code | 0832 |
| Vehicle registration | GA-02, GA-08 |
| Website | mmcmargao.gov.in |
Margao (Goan Konkani: Modgaum, IPA: [mɵɖɡãʋ]; Portuguese: Margão, IPA: [mɐɾɡɐ̃ũ]) is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on the banks of the river Sal. It is the district headquarters of South Goa, and administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district. It is Goa's second largest city by population after Mormugao.