Coordinates: 15.25° N 73.5° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Panaji
Panaji
State  - District(s)	Goa  - North Goa
Coordinates	15.25° N 73.5° E
Area  - Elevation	36 km²  - 60 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2005)  - Density	65,586  - 1,821/km²
Mayor	Tony Rodrigues(Since May 2006)
Codes  - Postal  - Telephone  - Vehicle	- 403 001  - +0832  - GA-01, GA-07

Panaji pronunciation (help· info) (Marathi/Konkani: पणजी) or Panjim pronunciation (help· info) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi estuary, in the district of North Goa. With a population of 65,000 (a metropolitan population of 100,000 if suburbs are included), Panaji is Goa's third largest city after Vasco and Madgaon. The current official name is Panaji, though in the local language Konkani this gets pronounced as Ponnji, Ponnje, or Ponjhe. The Portuguese name was Pangim. Many mostly English-speaking people use the name Panjim. Image File history File links India-locator-map-blank. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... The divisions of a district. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... North Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa, India. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone for India. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The Indian Postal services employ a 6 digit postal code known as a Postal Index Number (similar to the 5 digit ZIP Codes in USA) that is spanned and geopolitically ordered across the nation. ... Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Kolkata. ... Image File history File links Panaji. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Konkani is a term used to refer both to a language and to an Indian ethnic group. ... Image File history File links Panjim. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... The Mandovi River, is described to be the lifeline of the state of Goa, India. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... North Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa, India. ... Vasco da Gama (often shortened to Vasco) is Goas largest town with an estimated 2005 population of over 100,000. ... Margao (मडगांव), is also called Madgaon, Margaon and Margão. ... Konkani (DevanāgarÄ«/Marathi कोंकणी ) is an Indo-Aryan language, although it includes a wealth of words derived from various Dravidian languages. ...

Earlier a small village on the riverfront, in 1843 the city had been renamed Nova Goa (Portuguese for New Goa) when it officially replaced the city of Goa (now Old Goa) as the administrative seat of Portuguese India, though the viceroy had already moved there in 1759. 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Founded in the 15th century, the city of Goa in south-western India was under Portuguese rule from 1510 until its incorporation in the Republic of India in 1961. ... Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Índia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Incorporated into India in December 1961, Panaji became a state capital on Goa's elevation to statehood in May 1987. Between 1961 and 1987, it was the capital of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. A new Legislative Assembly complex was inaugurated in March 2000, across the Mandovi river, in the suburb of Porvorim. Panaji is also the administrative headquarters of North Goa district. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... North Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa, India. ...

The heart of the city is the Church Square or Municipal Garden with the Portuguese Baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, originally built in 1541. Other tourist attractions include the Adilshahi Palace (or Idalcao palace), dating from the 16th century, the Menezes Braganza Institute and the central library, the Hindu Mahalaxmi Temple, the Jama Masjid mosque, the Chapel of St. Sebastian and the Fontainhas area in general which is considered to be the Old Latin Quarter, as well as the nearby beach Miramar. The Carnival celebrations in February include a colourful parade on the streets. Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the carnival season. ...

The Panaji waterfront Image File history File links The waterfront of the city of Panjim, Goa Taken by me on 2-May-2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Panaji ...	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 489 KB) Summary I took this picture of the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, 5th May 2005, Panjim, Goa. ...	Statue of Abade Faria Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 892 KB) Statue of Aba de Faria next to old Secreteriate I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...	The Inox Multiplex Theatre near the Panjim market Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 150 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Panaji Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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See also

• Shanta Durga temple
• Dudhsagar Falls

Shanta Durga Temple, Goa Shantadurga temple is a large temple complex 33 kms from Panajim at the foothill of Kavalem in Ponda Taluka, Goa, India. ... Dudhsagar literally meaning The Sea of Milk, is a waterfall situated on the Goa-Karnataka border, at a distance of 60 kilometers from Panaji and 10 kilometers from Kulem Railway Station (Indian Railway station code QLM) . This beautiful waterfall is accessible by train and rough road. ...

External links

• Panaji travel guide from Wikitravel
• Corporation of Panjim City
• Government of Goa
• Panjim photos on Goa Blog

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