North Goa district

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North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of 1,736 square kilometres (670 square miles), and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa district to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west.

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North Goa District
Location of North Goa within GoaRed: Velhas Conquistas regionsPink: Novas Conquistas regions
Location of North Goa within Goa
Red: Velhas Conquistas regions
Pink: Novas Conquistas regions
CountryFlag_of_India.svg India
StateFlag_placeholder.svg Goa
HeadquartersPanaji
Taluka
Government
  District collectorMamu Hage, I.A.S.[1]
  Superintendent of PoliceNidhin Valsan, IPS
  Lok Sabha constituenciesNorth Goa
  Member of Parliament, Lok SabhaShripad Naik (BJP)
  Zilla Parishad, ChairpersonSiddesh Naik
Area
  Total1,736 km2 (670 sq mi)
  Rank2nd
Highest elevation1,166 m (3,825 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total818,008
  Rank1st
  Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  Urban
60.28%[2]
Demography
  Language [3]Konkani
Human Development
  Literacy89.57
  Sex ratio963
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
4030xx, 4031xx, 4032xx, 4034xx, 4035xx (North Goa)[4]
Telephone+91 0832
Vehicle registrationGA-01
ClimateAm (Köppen)
Largest cityPanaji (21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi))
Largest city (by population)Mapusa
Average annual precipitation320 cm (3,200 mm) (June–September)
Websitenorthgoa.gov.in
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