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{{distinguish|Salsette Island}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Salcete
| native_name = ''Saxtti'' / ''Xaxtti''
| other_name = Salcette
| settlement_type = [[Tehsil|Taluka]] (subdistrict)
| image_map = Salcette_taluka_in_South_Goa_district.png
| map_caption = Location of Salcete in South Goa, Goa
| coordinates = {{coord|15.212450|N|74.07323|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Goa]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[South Goa district|South Goa]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Margao]]
| parts_type = Settlements (as of 2011)
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 2 cities 11 towns 35 villages
| leader_title = [[Deputy Collector]]
| leader_name = Jyoti Kumari, IAS<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210325183859/https://southgoa.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituency]]
| population_total = 2,94,504
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_demonym = ''Sashtikar''
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Assembly constituency]]
| leader_title3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_title4= [[Tehsildar|Mamlatdar]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210325183859/https://southgoa.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/</ref>
| leader_name4 = Prataprao Gaunkar
| official_name =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="sal"/>
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#Goa|GA]]-08
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 4036XX, 4037XX
}}

'''Salcete''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|[/'saːlsɛt/]}}; [[Konkani in the Roman script|Romanised Konkani]]: ''Saxtti'' or ''Xaxtti'', {{indic|lang= gom |indic= साष्टी / षाष्टी |trans= Sāṣṭī / ṣāṣṭī |defaultipa = /'saːʂʈiː/ or /'ʂaːʂʈiː/}}), also spelt as '''Salcette''', is a geographical area situated in the southern portion of [[Goa]] state, on the south-west coast of [[India]].<ref name="Xax">
{{cite news
| last = Sequeira
| first = Newton
| date = 21 December 2014
| title = The true soul of Goa's South
| url = https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/The-true-soul-of-Goas-South/articleshow/45589608.cms
| work = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 16 April 2020
}}
</ref> It is a part of the larger [[Konkan coast]] of western India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gram Panchayats in Goa: A Critical Study|last=Halarnakar|first=Tanaji D.|publisher=Rajhauns Vitaran|year=1990|page=48}}</ref><ref>
{{cite book
| last = Nambirajan
| first = M.
| date = 2007
| title = Coastal Archaeology of Western India: With Special Reference to Goa
| page = 134
| publisher = Kaveri Books
| isbn = 9788174790798
}}
</ref> Historically, the settlements south of the [[Zuari]] river formed the original Salcete territory.<ref>Rodrigues 1990, p. 231</ref>

In [[Konkani language|Konkani]], the local language, the region is known as ''Saxtti'' or ''Xaxtti'' and the natives are referred to as ''Saxtticar'' or ''Xaxtticar'' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|[/'saːʂʈiːkaːɾ/]}} / {{IPA|[/'ʂaːʂʈiːkaːɾ/]}}; {{lang|gom|साष्टीकार}} / {{lang|gom|षाष्टीकार}}, {{transl|gom|Sāṣṭīkār / ṣāṣṭīkār}}).<ref name="Xax"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Houses of Goa|last1=Pandit|first1=Heta|last2=Mascarenhas|first2=Annabel|last3=Koshy|first3=Ashok|last4=Dalvi|first4=Sunita|date=1999|publisher=Architecture Autonomous|edition=2, illustrated|page=15}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| last = Fernandes
| first = Joaquim
| date = 15 February 2010
| title = Saxtti dialect draws the laughs on Konkani stage
| url = https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/Saxtti-dialect-draws-the-laughs-on-Konkani-stage/articleshow/5574578.cms
| work = [[The Times of India]]
| publisher = [[The Times Group]]
| access-date = 30 November 2019
}}
</ref>

Salcete is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word "{{lang|sa|षट-षष्टि}}" ''ṣaṭ-ṣaṣṭi''{{efn|name=fn1}} meaning 'Sixty-six',<ref>
{{cite book
| last = Macdonell
| first = Arthur Anthony
| title = A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout
| location = [[London]]
| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]
| date = 1929
| page = [https://dsalsrv04.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/macdonell_query.py?page=168&display=romutfdef 168]
}}
</ref> after the tradition that sixty-six settlements were established by the [[Saraswat Brahmin]] families who had emigrated to Salcete from northern India.<ref>
{{cite book
| last = De Souza
| first = Teotonio R.
| editor-last = De Souza
| editor-first = Teotonio R.
| title = Goa Through the Ages: An Economic History, Volume II, Issue VI
| series = Goa University Publication
| page = 6
| date = 1990
| publisher = Concept Publishing Company
| isbn = 9788170222590
}}
</ref>

The erstwhile 'Salcette [[Concelho]]', co-terminous with the original Salcete territory, was a municipality of the [[Portuguese Goa and Damaon]], ''[[Velhas Conquistas]]'' (Old Conquests) and included [[Mormugao taluka]]. In 1917, this municipality was bifurcated into Mormugao and Salcette.<ref name="mmg">
{{cite book
| last = Pinho
| first = Vasco
| date = 2007
| title = "Snapshots" of Indo-Portuguese history, Volume 1
| page = 122
}}
</ref> The contemporary Salcete taluka of the civil district of [[South Goa district|South Goa]] is a rurban area.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/Exploring-Salcete-places-near-Margao/gs51976512.cms
| title = Exploring Salcete, places near Margao
| last = Deshpande
| first = Abhijeet
| website = [[Indiatimes.com]]
| publisher = [[The Times Group]]
| access-date = 30 November 2019
}}
</ref> [[Margao]] serves as the administrative headquarters of both Salcete taluka and the South Goa district.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/margao/travel-guide/margao-the-cultural-capital-of-goa/amp_guideshow/51893878.cms
| title = Margao, the cultural capital of Goa
| last = Deshpande
| first = Abhijeet
| website =[[Indiatimes.com]]
| publisher = [[The Times Group]]
| access-date = 30 November 2019
}}
</ref>

== History ==
King Viramarmadeva of the [[Kadamba dynasty]] issued a [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper-plate inscription]] in 1049 CE concerning a grant of a piece of land called ''Tudukapura'' in ''Kudtarika agrahara'' of ''Chhat sathi desha''. This inscription suggests that ''Chhat sathi'' refers to modern Salcete, known as ''Sāshṭi'' in the local language.<ref>
Kadamb 2013, pp. 1–14
</ref>

== Salcete territory ==
[[File:Rural Goa home environs.jpg|thumb|right|Environs typical of houses in rural Salcete]]

The original sixty-six settlements of Salcete are as follows:<ref>Rodrigues 1990, p. 245</ref>
# Sernabatim
# Vanelim
# Colva
# Seraulim
# Gandaulim
# Duncolim
# Betalbatim
# Nuvem
# Calata
# Gonsua
# Majorda
# Utorda
# Nagoa
# Verna
# Loutulim
# Camurlim
# Ambora
# Raia
# Rachol
# Curtorim
# Nesai
# Macasana
# Guirdolim
# Chandor
# Cavorim
# Paroda
# Mulem
# Sarzora
# Talvorda
# Veroda
# Cuncolim
# Betul
# Velim
# Ambelim
# Assolna
# Cavelossim
# Chinchinim
# Deussua
# Carmona
# Orlim
# Varca
# Sirlim
# Dramapur
# Dicarpale
# Davorlim
# Aquem
# Telaulim
# Navelim
# Margao
# Benaulim
# Adsuli
# Cana
# Mormugao
# Vadem
# Chicalim
# Dabolim
# Sancoale
# Cortalim
# Quelossim
# Cuelim
# Arossim
# Cansaulim
# Velsao
# Pale
# Issorcim
# Chilcona

== Salcete taluka ==
Salcete taluka comprises nine [[Comunidades of Goa|comunidades]]: Benaulim, Betalbatim, Colva, Curtorim, Loutolim, Margao, Nuvem, Raia, and Verna.

The subdistrict consists of two cities, eleven towns, and thirty-five villages as per the [[2011 Census of India]].

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Salcete Taluka (Census 2011)<ref name="sal">
{{Cite web
| last = Chandramouli
| first = C.
| date = 2015
| orig-year = 2010–11
| title = Salcete Taluka — South Goa
| work = Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
| publisher = [[Government of India]]
| agency = Census Organization of India
| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5616-salcete-south-goa-goa.html
| access-date = 12 December 2019
}}
</ref>
|-
!# !!Settlements !!Population
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Municipal Councils
|-
| 1. || [[Margao]] || 87,650
|-
| 2. || [[Cuncolim]] || 16,623
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Census Towns
|-
| 1. || [[Davorlim]] || 15,350
|-
| 2. || [[Curtorim]] || 12,886
|-
| 3. || [[Navelim]] || 12,323
|-
| 4. || [[Benaulim]] || 11,919
|-
| 5. || [[Raia, Goa|Raia]] || 10,706
|-
| 6. || [[São José de Areal]] || 10,229
|-
| 7. || [[Nuvem]] || 9,288
|-
| 8. || [[Chinchinim]] || 6,908
|-
| 9. || [[Verna, Goa|Verna]] || 6,632
|-
| 10. || [[Aquem]] || 6,511
|-
| 11. || [[Varca]] || 5,439
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Villages
|-
| 1. || Adsulim || 214
|-
| 2. || Ambelim || 2,853
|-
| 3. ||[[Assolna]]|| 3,410
|-
| 4. || Betalbatim || 3,551
|-
| 5. || Calata || 1,739
|-
| 6. ||[[Camurlim]]|| 2,247
|-
| 7. || Cana || 494
|-
| 8. ||[[Carmona, Goa|Carmona]]|| 3,864
|-
| 9. ||[[Cavelossim]]|| 1,955
|-
| 10. || Cavorim || 2,228
|-
| 11 ||[[Chandor]]|| 707
|-
| 12. ||[[Colva]]|| 3,141
|-
| 13. || Deussua || 1,479
|-
| 14. || Dicarpale || 3,057
|-
| 15. ||[[Dramapur]]|| 3,441
|-
| 16. || Duncolim || 748
|-
| 17. || Gandaulim || 438
|-
| 18. || Gonsua || 222
|-
| 19. || Guirdolim || 3,622
|-
| 20. ||[[Loutolim]]|| 6,121
|-
| 21. || Macasana || 1,972
|-
| 22. ||[[Majorda]]|| 2,813
|-
| 23. || Mulem || 2,799
|-
| 24. ||[[Nagoa]]|| 3,873
|-
| 25. || Orlim || 2,049
|-
| 26. || Paroda || 620
|-
| 27. ||[[Rachol]]|| 1,686
|-
| 28. ||[[Sarzora]]|| 2,270
|-
| 29. || Seraulim || 3,250
|-
| 30. || Sernabatim || 1,548
|-
| 31. || Sirlim || 845
|-
| 32. || Talaulim || 2,911
|-
| 33. || Utorda || 2,018
|-
| 34. || Vanelim || 1,860
|-
| 35. ||[[Velim, Goa|Velim]]|| 5,955
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|Total
|2,94,504
|}

== Explanatory Notes ==
{{notelist
|refs=
{{efn|name=fn1|Founded by the immigrant Brahmins (circa 4–12 CE), ''Salcete'' is the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] corruption of the word ''Sāṣaṭī'', the sixty-six settlements.<ref>
{{cite book
| last = Kosambi
| first = Damodar Dharmanand
| title = Myth and Reality: Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture
| edition = reprint
| publisher = Popular Prakashan
| date = 1962
| isbn = 9788171548705
| page = [https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12695/page/n185  169]
}}
</ref>
}}
}}

== Citations ==
{{reflist}}

== References ==
*{{cite book
| last = Kadamb
| first = S. G.
| title = Sources of History of the Kadambas of Goa: Inscriptions
| date = 2013
| publisher = Broadway Publishing House
| isbn = 9789380837314
| pages = 1–14
| edition = First
}}
* {{cite book
| editor-last = Kusuman
| editor-first = K. K.
| date = 1990
| title = A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume
| last = Rodrigues
| first = L. A.
| chapter = The Peninsula of Salcete
| pages = 231–246
| publisher = Mittal Publications
| isbn = 9788170992141
}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Salcete}}
*[http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/181-south-goa.html South Goa District : Census 2011 data]

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