Morumugão Sub-District

(Redirected from Mormugao taluk)

Morumugão Sub-Division is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Goa, India. It is the state's only taluka (tehsil) to have all four modes of transport—air, road, rail, and sea.

Morumugão
Location of Morumugão in South Goa district in Goa
Location of Morumugão in South Goa district in Goa
Coordinates: 15°23′13″N 73°48′47″E / 15.386878°N 73.812971°E / 15.386878; 73.812971Coordinates: 15°23′13″N 73°48′47″E / 15.386878°N 73.812971°E / 15.386878; 73.812971
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictSouth Goa district
HeadquartersVasco da Gama
Settlements (as of 2011)1 Cities
3 Towns
10 Villages
Government
 • Tehsildarna
 • Lok Sabha constituencyna
 • Assembly constituencyna
 • MLAna
Population
 (2011)
 • Sub-District154,561
 • Urban
85.61%
Demographics
 • Literacy ratena
 • Sex rationa
PIN
4032XX, 4037XX, 4038XX
Vehicle registrationGA-06
Rainna

HistoryEdit

Morumugão was one of the first places to be conquered and incorporated into the Velhas Conquistas of the Portuguese Empire in the East.

SettlementsEdit

CitiesEdit

Morumugão has 1 City : Morumugão-Vasco

TownsEdit

Morumugão has 3 Towns : Sancoale, Cortalim, Chicalim

VillagesEdit

Morumugão has 10 Villages : Arossim, Cansaulim, Chicolna, Cuelim, Dabolim, Issorcim, Pale, Quelossim, São Jacinto Island, Velsao

IslandsEdit

Morumugão has 4 Islands : Ilha de São Jacinto, Ilha de Pequeno (or Bat Island), Ilha Grande, Ilha de São Jorge

ReferencesEdit