Canacona

Canacona is a locality in Karnataka, Southern India and has about 12,400 residents. Canacona is situated nearby to the locality Kindalem, as well as near Derem.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Canacona railway station and Patnem Beach.

Canacona railway station

Railway station

Photo: Saurabh Shetty, CC BY 3.0.

Canacona Railway Station is a small railway station in South Goa district, Goa. It serves Canacona, a sub-district in the extreme southernmost end of Goa.

Galgibaga Beach also called Galgibagh Beach is a beach in South Goa. It is one of the lesser-known and cleanest beaches of India. It is located in the state of Goa in Canacona region, 7 km from the famous Palolem Beach. Galgibaga Beach is situated 3½ km south of Canacona.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chaudi and Canacona.

Chaudi

Suburb

Chaudi is a town in the South Goa district of the state of Goa, India. It is located approximately two kilometres from the city of Canacona.

Canacona

Town

Photo: Srahulbose, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canacona, historically known as Kanvapura, is a city and a municipal council in the district of South Goa, Goa state, India. The Canacona taluka includes Patnem, Chaudi, Poinguinim, Loliem-Polem, Agonda, and Gaumdongre. Chaudi is the headquarters of its taluka.

Palolem

Photo: Martin Frey, Public domain.

Palolem is a village in South Goa, India. Palolem has one of the most beautiful beaches in all of Goa. It is a natural bay surrounded by lofty headlands on either sides, resulting in a calm, idyllic sea with a gently sloping bed which allows you to walk up to 100 m out from the beach.

Canacona

Type: Locality with 12,400 residents
Location: Karnataka, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

14.9959° or 14° 59′ 45″ north

Longitude

74.05056° or 74° 3′ 2″ east

Population

12,400

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

Open location code

7J6PX3W2+96

GeoNames ID

6697165

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In Other Languages

“Canacona” goes by many names.

Russian: “Канакона”

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