Goa
South Goa
Salcete

Colva

Colva is a coastal village situated in the Salcete taluka, in , of state on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. Colva Beach spans about 2.5 km along a sandy coastline of approximately 25 km extending from in the north to in the south.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Goa Chitra Museum and Suravali railway station.

Museum
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The Goa Chitra is an ethnographic museum based in the former Portuguese colony of . It has a large collection—over 4000 artefacts—focusing on Goa's traditional agrarian technology and lifestyle.

Railway stop
is a smaller railway station in .

Railway station
a small Junction station in , . It is located near village. The station consists of two platforms. is situated 4 km north of Colva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benaulim and Margao.

is a village with 13,000 people on the beach in . A popular seaside resort in South Goa district, it is renowned for its balmy weather, golden sands, and palm-fringed beaches. It also houses the Don Bosco Animation Centre.

Photo: Francisco Restivo, CC BY 2.0.
is the second largest city in the state of , 33 km from the state capital . It is Goa's cultural and commercial capital, and is close to the central coast.

Suburb
is a town that is part of the Salcete sub-district of , , . is situated 4½ km northeast of Colva.

Colva

Latitude
15.2783° or 15° 16′ 42″ north
Longitude
73.9197° or 73° 55′ 11″ east
Population
12,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
7J7M7WH9+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2637221118
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1273847
Wiki­data ID
Q3440760
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Colva” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Colva”
  • Bengali: “কোল্ভা”
  • Cebuano: “Colva”
  • Dutch: “Colva”
  • Goan Konkani: “Colva”
  • Goan Konkani: “कोलवा”
  • Gujarati: “કોલ્વા”
  • Malayalam: “കോൾവ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Colva”
  • Norwegian: “Colva”
  • Panjabi: “ਕੋਲਵਾ”
  • Portuguese: “Colva”
  • Portuguese: “Colvá”
  • Russian: “Колва”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کولوا (هیندوستان)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کولوا”
  • Swedish: “Colva”

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