Mormugao

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Mormugao Morumugão
City
Aerial view of Mormugao Harbour
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
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.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]