Morumugão Sub-District

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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

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.

History[edit]

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

Settlements[edit]

Cities[edit]

Morumugão has 1 City : Morumugão-Vasco

Towns[edit]

Morumugão has 3 Towns : Sancoale, Cortalim, Chicalim

Villages[edit]

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

Islands[edit]

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

References[edit]