Mormugao

Mormugao
Morumugão
City
Aerial view of Mormugao Harbour
Aerial view of Mormugao Harbour
Map
Location of Mormugao in Goa
Coordinates: 15°24′N 73°48′E / 15.40°N 73.80°E / 15.40; 73.80
Country India
State Goa
DistrictSouth Goa
TalukaMormugao taluka
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMormugao Municipal Council
 • chairpersonGirish Borkar
Area
 • Total65.62 km2 (25.34 sq mi)
DemonymMormuganvcar
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
403601
Vehicle registrationGA-06
Websitewww.mmcvasco.com

Mormugao is a coastal town situated in the eponymous subdistrict of Southern Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.

Towards the end of the Indo-Portuguese era in 1917, thirty-one settlements were carved out of the Salcette territory, to form Mormugao with Mormugao seaport as its headquarters. The remaining thirty-five settlements were retained in Salcette which encompass the present-day Salcete taluka with Margao as its headquarters.[1]

  1. ^ Pinho, Vasco (2007). "Snapshots" of Indo-Portuguese history, Volume 1. p. 122.