Salcete
- Not to be confused with Salsette Island, Mumbai.
Salcete साष्टी Saxti Salcette | |
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Sub-district | |
Location of Salcete in South Goa district, Goa | |
Coordinates: 15°12′45″N 74°04′24″E / 15.212450°N 74.07323°ECoordinates: 15°12′45″N 74°04′24″E / 15.212450°N 74.07323°E | |
Country | India |
State | Goa |
District | South Goa |
Headquarters | Margao |
Settlements (as of 2011) |
2 cities 11 towns 35 villages |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,94,504 |
Salcete or Salcette (Konkani: साष्टी Saxti pronounced: Sāshti) is a sub-division of the district of South Goa in the Indian state of Goa. Its administrative and economic headquarters is Margao. It is largely co-terminous with a region called Saxti, which comprised, by local tradition, sixty-six villages, hence the name.[1] However, Saxti also included the now separate sub-district of Mormugao.
History
King Viramarmadeva of the Kadamba dynasty issued a 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 Sashti in the local language.[2]
Settlements
Salcete sub-district comprises of two cities, eleven towns and thirty-five villages as per the 2011 Census of India. It has a population of 2,94,504.[3]
Cities
Salcete has two city councils: Margao and Cuncolim.
Towns
Salcete has eleven census towns: Aquem, Benaulim, Chinchinim, Curtorim, Davorlim, Navelim, Nuvem, Raia, São José de Areal, Varca, and Verna.
Villages
Salcete has thirty-five villages: Adsulim, Ambelim, Assolna, Betalbatim, Calata, Camurlim, Cana, Carmona, Cavelossim, Cavorim, Chandor, Colva, Deussua, Dicarpale, Dramapur, Duncolim, Gandaulim, Gonsua, Guirdolim, Loutolim, Macasana, Majorda, Mulem, Nagoa, Orlim, Paroda, Rachol, Sarzora, Seraulim, Sernabatim, Sirlim, Talaulim, Utorda, Vanelim, and Velim.
Comunidades
Salcete has nine comunidades: Benaulim, Betalbatim, Colva, Curtorim, Loutolim, Margao, Nuvem, Raia, and Verna.
References
- ↑ "Sanskrit Numbers From 61 to 80", learnsanskritonline.com,
Derived from the Sanskrit word षट्षष्टि shatshashtihi (sixty-six)
- ↑ S. G. Kadamb (2013), Sources of History of the Kadambas of Goa: Inscriptions (First ed.), Panjim: Broadway Publishing House, pp. 1–14, ISBN 9789380837314
- ↑ C. Chandramouli (2015) [2010–11], "Salcete Taluka — South Goa", Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Government of India, Census Organization of India