South Goa
South Goa covers the southern half of the state of Goa, India. It is known for a more laid-back atmosphere than its counterpart North, which is famous for its vibrant nightlife.Essential Destinations
Top destinations: Mormugao and Margao.
Mormugao
Mormugao is a port city situated in the eponymous subdistrict of Southern Goa state, India.Margao
Margao is the second largest city in the Indian state of Goa, 33 km from the state capital Panaji.Destinations to Discover
Places to explore: Salcete and Canacona.
South Goa
- Type: district of India with 641,000 residents
- Description: district of Goa, India
- Also known as: “distritu de South Goa”, “South Goa (distritu)”, “South Goa district”, “South Goa District”, and “दक्खिन गोआ जिला”
- Neighbors: North Goa and Uttara Kannada
- Location: Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
15.2043° or 15° 12′ 15″ north
Longitude of center
74.1673° or 74° 10′ 2″ east
Population
641,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Abbreviation
“SGO”
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“South Goa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جنوب غوا”
- Assamese: “দক্ষিণ গোৱা জিলা”
- Asturian: “South Goa”
- Basque: “South Goa barrutia”
- Bengali: “দক্ষিণ গোয়া জেলা”
- Bengali: “দক্ষিণ গোয়া”
- Catalan: “Districte de South Goa”
- Cebuano: “South Goa”
- Chinese: “南果阿县”
- Danish: “South Goa”
- Dutch: “Zuid-Goa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنوب جوا”
- Finnish: “Etelä-Goa”
- French: “district de Goa Sud”
- French: “District de Goa Sud”
- German: “South Goa”
- Goan Konkani: “Dokxin Gõy”
- Goan Konkani: “दक्षिण गोंय”
- Gujarati: “દક્ષિણ ગોઆ જિલ્લો”
- Hebrew: “דרום גואה”
- Hindi: “दक्षिण गोवा जिला”
- Indonesian: “Goa Selatan”
- Italian: “distretto di Goa Sud”
- Italian: “Distretto di Goa Sud”
- Kannada: “ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಗೋವಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
- Kashmiri: “دَکھیُٛن گوا ضِلہٕ”
- Magahi: “दक्षिण गोआ जिला”
- Malayalam: “സൗത്ത് ഗോവ”
- Marathi: “दक्षिण गोवा जिल्हा”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Zuid-Goa”
- Nepali: “दक्षिण गोवा जिल्ला”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “South Goa”
- Norwegian: “South Goa”
- Oriya: “ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଗୋଆ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
- Panjabi: “ਦੱਖਣ ਗੋਆ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
- Persian: “بخش گوا جنوبی”
- Portuguese: “Goa Sul”
- Russian: “Южный Гоа”
- Sanskrit: “दक्षिणगोवामण्डलम्”
- Santali: “ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱜᱳᱣᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
- Slovenian: “Južna Goa”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Goa Meridional”
- Spanish: “Goa del Sur”
- Swedish: “South Goa”
- Tamil: “தெற்கு கோவா மாவட்டம்”
- Telugu: “దక్షిణ గోవా జిల్లా”
- Telugu: “సౌత్ గోవా జిల్లా”
- Urdu: “جنوبی گوا”
- Vietnamese: “South Goa”
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