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Mormugao
Morumugão | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 15°24′N 73°48′E / 15.40°N 73.80°E | |
Country | India |
State | Goa |
District | South Goa |
Taluka | Mormugao taluka |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Mormugao Municipal Council |
• chairperson | Girish Borkar |
Area | |
• Total | 65.62 km2 (25.34 sq mi) |
Demonym | Mormuganvcar |
Languages | |
• Official | Konkani |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 403601 |
Vehicle registration | GA-06 |
Website | www |
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]