Borim

For the townland in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, see Borim (Kinawley).

Borim or Bori is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India on the banks of Zuari River.^[1] It has a land area of 1536.07 acres and has a population of 8,257. The village has a rich history dating back to the 12th century Kadamba era, when the Kamleshwar temple was built at Deulwada by the Kadamba queen, Kamaladevi. The name Bori is etymologically derived from the word Bora (Indian berry, zizyphus). It is said that the village had many Indian berry or "Bor" trees at some point. Badrigram, a Sanskrit version of the village name, also alludes to the Indian berries, known as Badri in Sanskrit.^[2]

Borim Bori
Village
Borim Location in Goa, India Show map of Goa Borim Borim (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15.3604408°N 74.000414°E / 15.3604408; 74.000414
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	403401
Vehicle registration	GA
Website	goa.gov.in

Places of interest

• Shree Navadurga temple^[3]
• Siddhnath hill^[4]
• Shree Sai Baba Devasthan
• St Francis Xavier Church
• Heritage House of Sawkars
• House of the poet Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar aka Bakibab

Notable individuals

• Poet Borkar
• Tulsidas Borkar

Gallery

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  Borim Fields from NH17 road
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  Kolmamol Mountain scene in Borim

Images from Borim, Goa, India