Ambelim

Ambelim (Konkani: Ambelle) is a large village^[3] that's located within the Salcete taluka and falls under the South Goa district. It shares its border with Velim and Assolna villages. The village has a predominant population from the fishing and scheduled tribe communities and has a population of about 3500 residents in seven wards.^[4]

Ambelim Ambelle
Village
Interior of Our Lady Of Lourdes Chapel, Ambelim
Ambelim Location in Goa, India Show map of Goa Ambelim Ambelim (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15°10′17.9″N 73°58′06.9″E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Sub-district	Salcete
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
• Body	Village Panchayat
• Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly	Cruz Silva (AAP)
• Sarpanch	Celia Torcato[1]
• Deputy Sarpanch	Valency Carvalho
Area
• Total	3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	3,500[2]
Demonym	Ambelkar
Languages
• Official	Konkani English
• Additional/Cultural	Romi Konkani Portuguese
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	403723
Area code	0832
Vehicle registration	GA
Website	www.vpambelim.in

Government and politics

Ambelim comes under the Velim Assembly constituency and is home to the Velim MLA, Cruz Silva.^[5]

Notable people

• Benjamin Silva (former MLA of Velim Assembly constituency)
• Cruz Silva (current MLA of Velim Assembly constituency)

See also

• Salcete territory