Canacona
Canacona is a city in the South Goa district in the extreme south of Goa. It includes touristy beaches such as Palolem, Patnem and Agonda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Palolem and Agonda.
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.
Agonda
Photo: Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Agonda is a large village located in Canacona in South Goa district, India. Agonda is famous for its beach and It is one of the only four beaches designated as turtle nesting sites under the Coastal Regulation Zone 2011 notification.
Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
The Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Canacona Taluka, South Goa district, of Goa, India, established in 1968. There is an eco-tourism complex at the entrance of the sanctuary that houses a nature interpretation centre, cottages, toilets, library, reception area, rescue centre, canteen, children's park, and forest ranger office.Canacona
- Type: Taluk of Goa
- Description: taluka of South Goa district
- Also known as: “Canacona taluk” and “Canacona taluka”
- Location: South Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
15.0167° or 15° 1′ 0″ northLongitude of center
74.0167° or 74° 1′ 0″ eastWikidata ID
Q861954
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In Other Languages
From Bishnupriya to Vietnamese—“Canacona” goes by many names.
- Bishnupriya: “কানাকোনা”
- Cebuano: “Kānkon”
- Chinese: “Canacona”
- Chinese: “恰納喬納”
- Chinese: “恰纳乔纳”
- Dutch: “Canacona”
- French: “Canacona”
- Goan Konkani: “काणकोण तालुका”
- Hindi: “कानकोना तालुका”
- Hindi: “कानकोना”
- Italian: “Canacona”
- Malay: “Canacona”
- Marathi: “काणकोण तालुका”
- Marathi: “काणकोण”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Canacona”
- Newari: “कनकोना”
- Portuguese: “Canacona”
- Portuguese: “Canácona”
- Swedish: “Kānkon”
- Vietnamese: “Canacona”
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