Panaji
Panjim | |
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Capital City | |
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 Location of Panaji in Goa | |
| Coordinates: 15°29′56″N 73°49′40″E / 15.49889°N 73.82778°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Sub-district | Tiswadi |
| Elevated to Capital | 1843 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Rohit Monserrate |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sanjeev Naik[1] |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly of Goa | Atanasio Monserrate (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • City | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 76.3 km2 (29.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 40,017 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Goa |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 114,759 |
| Demonym | Ponnjekar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Additional/Cultural | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 403001 |
| Telephone code | 0832 |
| Vehicle registration | GA-01, GA-07 |
| Website | www |
Panaji (/ˈpʌnədʒi/; Goan Konkani: Ponnjem, IPA: [pɵɳdʒĩ]; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district (taluka). With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest urban agglomeration, ahead of Margao and Mormugao.
Panaji has terraced hills, concrete buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs, churches, and a riverside promenade. There are avenues lined with gulmohar, acacia and other trees. The baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located overlooking the main square known as Praça da Igreja. Panaji has been selected as one of a hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission.[3] Panaji's HDI is almost around 0.90, and is considered to be the best amongst other major Indian cities.
The city was built with stepped streets and a seven kilometre long promenade on a planned grid system after the Portuguese relocated the capital from Velha Goa in the 17th century.[4] It was elevated from a town to a city on 22 March 1843.[5]
- ^ "Rohit gets second term as CCP mayor". The Times of India. 31 March 2022.
- ^ Portuguese is culturally present as various creoles, and in places like churches.
- ^ "IPSCDL - Panaji Smart City". imaginepanaji.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Corporation of The City of Panaji: Official Site". ccpgoa.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Panaji Completes 174 Years as State's Capital City". The Times of India. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.