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Goa

Goa, a state on 's coast, is a former Portuguese colony with a rich history. Spread over 3,700 km² with a population of approximately 1.4 million, Goa is small by Indian standards.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Panaji and Old Goa.

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, also spelt Panjim, is the capital city of the tiny state of Goa in . It has its own charm, a river flowing along one side of the city, some areas which are low-rise and red-roofed, and even a Latin Quarter at the eastern end of town.

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is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the River Mandovi, within the Tiswadi taluka of , in the Indian state of Goa.

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is a coastal town situated in the eponymous subdistrict of Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as North Goa and South Goa.

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covers the northern half of the state of Goa in . Goa has two districts, and South Goa.

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covers the southern half of the state of Goa in . It is known for a more laid-back atmosphere compared to its counterpart , which is famous for its vibrant nightlife.

Goa

Latitude of center
15.3005° or 15° 18′ 2″ north
Longitude of center
74.0855° or 74° 5′ 8″ east
Population
1,460,000
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Abbreviation
“GA”
IATA airport code
GOI
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2237699941
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1271157
Wiki­data ID
Q1171
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Goa” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Goa”
  • Afrikaans: “Goa”
  • Albanian: “Goa”
  • Amharic: “ጎዋ”
  • Angika: “गोवा”
  • Arabic: “غوا”
  • Aragonese: “Goa”
  • Armenian: “Գոա”
  • Assamese: “গোৱা”
  • Asturian: “Goa”
  • Awadhi: “गोवा”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qoa”
  • Balinese: “Goa, India”
  • Basque: “Goa”
  • Belarusian: “Гоа”
  • Bengali: “গোয়া”
  • Bhojpuri: “गोआ”
  • Bhojpuri: “गोवा”
  • Bishnupriya: “গৱা”
  • Breton: “Goa”
  • Bulgarian: “Гоа”
  • Burmese: “ဂိုအာ”
  • Burmese: “ဂေါအာပြည်နယ်”
  • Catalan: “Goa”
  • Cebuano: “Goa”
  • Central Bikol: “Goa”
  • Chechen: “Гоа”
  • Chinese: “Goa”
  • Chinese: “果亞”
  • Chinese: “果亞邦”
  • Chinese: “果阿”
  • Chinese: “果阿邦”
  • Croatian: “Goa”
  • Czech: “Goa”
  • Danish: “Goa”
  • Dhivehi: “ގޯވާ”
  • Dotyali: “गोवा”
  • Dutch: “Goa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جوا”
  • Esperanto: “Goao”
  • Estonian: “Goa osariik”
  • Extremaduran: “Goa”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Goa”
  • Finnish: “Goa”
  • French: “Goa”
  • Galician: “Goa”
  • Galician: “गोंय”
  • Georgian: “გოა”
  • German: “Goa”
  • Goan Konkani: “Gõy”
  • Goan Konkani: “गोंय”
  • Greek: “Γκόα”
  • Gujarati: “ગોઆ”
  • Gujarati: “ગોવા”
  • Hausa: “Goa”
  • Hebrew: “גואה”
  • Hindi: “गोआ”
  • Hindi: “गोवा”
  • Hungarian: “Goa”
  • Icelandic: “Góa”
  • Ido: “Goa”
  • Indonesian: “Goa, India”
  • Indonesian: “Goa”
  • Interlingua: “Goa”
  • Irish: “Goa”
  • Italian: “Goa”
  • Japanese: “ゴア”
  • Japanese: “ゴア州”
  • Kannada: “ಗೋವ”
  • Kannada: “ಗೋವಾ”
  • Kashmiri: “گوا”
  • Kazakh: “Гоа”
  • Korean: “고아 주”
  • Korean: “고아”
  • Korean: “고아주”
  • Ladin: “Goa”
  • Ladino: “Goa”
  • Latin: “Goa”
  • Latvian: “Goa”
  • Latvian: “Konkana”
  • Limburgan: “Goa”
  • Lithuanian: “Goa”
  • Luxembourgish: “Goa”
  • Macedonian: “Гоа”
  • Maithili: “गोवा”
  • Malagasy: “Goa”
  • Malay: “Goa”
  • Malayalam: “ഗോവ”
  • Manipuri: “ꯒꯧꯋꯥ”
  • Marathi: “गोवा”
  • Mazanderani: “گوآ”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Goa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Goa”
  • Mingrelian: “გოა”
  • Mirandese: “Goa”
  • Mongolian: “Гоа”
  • Nepali: “गोआ”
  • Nepali: “गोवा”
  • Newari: “गोवा”
  • Northern Frisian: “Goa”
  • Northern Luri: “گوآ”
  • Northern Sami: “Goa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Goa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Goa”
  • Norwegian: “Goa”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Goa”
  • Oriya: “ଗୋଆ”
  • Ossetian: “Гоæ”
  • Pampanga: “Goa”
  • Panjabi: “ਗੋਅਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਗੋਆ”
  • Persian: “گوا”
  • Polish: “Goa”
  • Portuguese: “Goa”
  • Pushto: “گوا”
  • Romanian: “Goa”
  • Russia Buriat: “Гоа”
  • Russian: “Гоа”
  • Sanskrit: “गोवाराज्यम्”
  • Santali: “ᱜᱳᱣᱟ”
  • Scots: “Goa”
  • Serbian: “Гоа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Goa”
  • Sindhi: “گووا”
  • Sinhala: “ගෝවා”
  • Slovak: “Goa”
  • Slovenian: “Goa”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قوا”
  • Spanish: “Goa”
  • Swahili: “Goa”
  • Swedish: “Goa”
  • Tagalog: “Goa”
  • Tajik: “Гоа”
  • Tajik: “Гуа”
  • Tamil: “கோவா”
  • Tatar: “Гоа”
  • Telugu: “గోవా”
  • Thai: “รัฐกัว”
  • Tibetan: “གྷོའ།”
  • Tulu: “ಗೋವಾ”
  • Turkish: “Goa”
  • Ukrainian: “Гоа”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґоа”
  • Urdu: “گوا”
  • Uzbek: “Goa”
  • Vietnamese: “Goa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Goa”
  • Welsh: “Goa”
  • Western Panjabi: “گوا”
  • Wu Chinese: “果阿邦”
  • Yoruba: “Goa”
  • Yue Chinese: “果阿”
  • “गोवा”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Goa”. Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.