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Salcete taluka
Taluka in South Goa, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salcete or Salcette (Konkani: Saxtti/Xaxtti) is a subdivision of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India.[3] The River Sal and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete.[4] Historically, the sixty-six settlements south of the Zuari River formed the original Salcette territory.[5] Salcete forms a part of the bigger Konkan region that stretches along the western shoreline of peninsular India.[6]
Salcete
Saxtti/Xaxtti Salcette | |
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Taluka (sub-district) | |
![]() Salcete countryside | |
![]() Location of Salcete in South Goa, Goa | |
Coordinates: 15.212450°N 74.07323°E / 15.212450; 74.07323 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Goa |
District | South Goa |
Headquarters | Margao |
Settlements (as of 2011) | 2 cities 11 towns 35 villages |
Government | |
• Deputy Collector | Jyoti Kumari, IAS[1] |
• Talukadar[1] | Prataprao Gaunkar |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 294,504 |
Demonym | Saxtticar/Xaxtticar |
PIN | 4036XX, 4037XX |
Vehicle registration | GA-08 |
In erstwhile Portuguese Goa, the Salcette concelho (county) located in the Velhas Conquistas (Old Conquests) was co-terminous with the undivided Salcette territory (Mormugao and Salcete talukas).[7] In 1917, the concelho was bifurcated into the present-day talukas of Mormugao and Salcete.[8] The contemporary Salcete taluka has been classified as a rurban area.[9] Margao serves as the administrative headquarters of both Salcete taluka and the South Goa district.[10]