Tiswadi
Tiswadi, formerly known as Ilhas, is a taluka in the district of North Goa, situated in the Indian coastal state of Goa. It is an estuarine island situated on the confluence of the Mandovi and Zuari rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Fredericknoronha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Panaji and Old Goa.
Panaji
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Panaji, also spelt Panjim, is the capital city of the tiny state of Goa in India. 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.
Old Goa
Old Goa is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the River Mandovi, within the Tiswadi taluka of North Goa district, in the Indian state of Goa.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Se Cathedral and Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi.
Se Cathedral
Church
The Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina, known as Se Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Goa and Daman and the seat of the Patriarch of the East Indies.
Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi
Church
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi was built in 1661 by the Portuguese in the Portuguese Viceroyalty of India. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, together with a convent, was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed in Goa in 1517.
Saint Paul’s College, Goa
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St. Paul's College was a Jesuit school, and later college, founded circa 1542 by saint Francis Xavier, at Old Goa. It was once the main Jesuit institution in the whole of Asia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chimbel and Penha de França.
Penha de França
Suburb
Penha de França is a town in Bardez, Goa in India. It is north of the capital Panjim in North Goa. It takes its name from the patroness of its church, Nossa Senhora da Penha de França which it shares with Penha de França in Lisbon.
Ribandar
Suburb
Photo: Saurabhbhide, CC BY 3.0.
Ribandar is a town in Tiswadi, Goa, located between the cities of Panjim and Old Goa.
Tiswadi
- Type: Taluk of Goa with 177,000 residents
- Description: subdivision of Goa
- Also known as: “Ilhas”, “Ilhas de Goa”, “Neurá”, “Tiswadi taluk”, and “Tiswadi taluka”
- Location: North Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.5° or 15° 30′ northLongitude
73.9° or 73° 54′ eastPopulation
177,000Open location code
7J7MGW22+22Wikidata ID
Q3291873
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Tiswadi” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ilhas de Goa”
- French: “Île de Goa”
- French: “Neurá”
- German: “Neurá”
- Goan Konkani: “तिसवाडी”
- Hindi: “तिस्वाड़ी”
- Italian: “Tiswadi”
- Marathi: “तिसवाडी तालुका”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas de Goa”
- Portuguese: “Neurá”
- Portuguese: “Tissoari”
- Portuguese: “Tisuadi”
- Portuguese: “Tiswadi”
- Spanish: “Tiswadi”
- Urdu: “تسوادی”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tiswadi”. Photo: Fredericknoronha, CC BY-SA 3.0.