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.
District in Goa, India
North Goa District | |
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| Country |  India |
| State |  Goa |
| Headquarters | Panaji |
| Taluka | |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Mamu Hage, I.A.S.[1] |
| • Superintendent of Police | Nidhin Valsan, IPS |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | North Goa |
| • Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Shripad Naik (BJP) |
| • Zilla Parishad, Chairperson | Siddesh Naik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,736 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Highest elevation (Sonsogor) | 1,166 m (3,825 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 818,008 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 60.28%[2] |
| Demography | |
| • Language [3] | Konkani |
| Human Development | |
| • Literacy | 89.57 |
| • Sex ratio | 963 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 4030xx, 4031xx, 4032xx, 4034xx, 4035xx (North Goa)[4] |
| Telephone | +91 0832 |
| Vehicle registration | GA-01 |
| Climate | Am (Köppen) |
| Largest city | Panaji (21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)) |
| Largest city (by population) | Mapusa |
| Average annual precipitation | 320 cm (3,200 mm) (June–September) |
| Website | northgoa |