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Saligao
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Saligão () is a census town in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is surrounded by the villages of Porvorim, Parra, Guirim, Sangolda, Pilerne, Candolim, Calangute and Nagoa and is in Bardez Taluka of Goa. It is 10 km from Panjim the capital of Goa, 6 km from Mapusa the capital of Bardez Taluka, and 3 km from the Calangute beach.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Saligão
Settlement.other_name
Sallganv
Settlement.settlement_type
village
Settlement.image_skyline
Saligao, Goa, roadside view 2015.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Goa#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Goa, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Goa
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
North Goa
Settlement.governing_body
Panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
9
Settlement.population_total
6280
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages

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Saligão () is a census town in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is surrounded by the villages of Porvorim, Parra, Guirim, Sangolda, Pilerne, Candolim, Calangute and Nagoa and is in Bardez Taluka of Goa. It is 10 km from Panjim the capital of Goa, 6 km from Mapusa the capital of Bardez Taluka, and 3 km from the Calangute beach.

==Geography== Saligão is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 feet).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saligao” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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