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Goa Travel Guide
It is Goa where you can have a vacation of a lifetime. Goa is a lush green
paradise edged on the one side by the wooden foothills of the Sahyadri range
and on the other by the Arabian Sea.
Goa, a tiny emerald land on the West Coast of India, with its natural scenic
beauty, attractive beaches and temples famous for its architecture, feasts
and festivals and above all hospitable people with a rich cultural milieu,
has an ideal tourist profile.
Goa is connected by rail route through Konkan Railway and Southern Railway
from Delhi. Also, it is well connected by air routes from Bombay and Delhi.
Goa has an international airport at Dabolim. The distance from Margao to
Dabolim airport is 29 kms.
Most of the rivers in Goa are used for waterways. Ferry boats were means
of crossing rivers in Goa. Rivers Mandovi and Zuari are being used for carrying
ore to Mormugao harbour. Goa is also connected by waterway from Bombay.
North Goa
North Goa is known and loved as a land of golden beaches, palm trees, paddy
fields and wooded hills. Its churches, temples, shrines and forts tell its
history. It is associated with music, the famous Goan cuisine and most of
all with a peace-loving , smiling people.
Location
The North Goa District has an area of 1736 Sq. Km. Its geographical position
is marked by 15o 48 00 - N to 14o 53 54 - N latitudes and 73o
E to 75o E longitudes.
North Goa shares its boundaries with the Sawantwadi & Dodamarg, of Ratnagiri
District and Kolhapur District of Maharastra state and with South Goa District
shares the southern boundary
South Goa
South Goa District covers the entire southern part of Goa state.
Location
Arabian sea is to the west of district, North Goa district to the North
and Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka in the East and South. South Goa
is situated between the latitudinal paralles of 15 degree 29' 32" N
and 14 degree 53' 57" N and longitudimal parallels of 73degree 46'
21" E and 74 degree 20' 11" E. From noth to south and from east
to west the district spans a distance of 86 kms and 40 kms respectively.
The total geographical area of the district is 1966 sq kms.
Goa Travel Guide
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