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.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Panaji and Old Goa.
Panaji
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 of Our Lady of the Rosary.
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 of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Catholic church built between 1544 and 1547, in Old Goa, State of Goa, India. This church is part of the collection belonging to the World Heritage Site of churches and convents of Goa.
Saint Paul’s College, Goa
St. Paul's College was a Jesuit school, and later college, founded circa 1542 by Saint Francis Xavier, at Velha 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
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′ north
Longitude
73.9° or 73° 54′ east
Population
177,000
Open location code
7J7MGW22+22
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Tiswadi” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “তিস্বাড়ী তালুক”
- 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”
- Urdu: “تسواڑی”
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