Canacona

For the subdistrict (taluka), see Canacona taluka.

Canacona (/'kaːɳkɔɳ/; Goan Konkani: काणकोण, kāṇkŏṇ), historically known as Kanvapura, is a city and a municipal council in the district of South Goa, Goa state, India. The Canacona taluka includes Patnem, Chaudi, Poinguinim, Loliem-Polem, Agonda, and Gaumdongre. Chaudi is the headquarters of its taluka. Palolem Beach is located in Canacona.^[1]

Canacona Kāṇkŏṇ
city
Canacona Location in Goa, India Show map of Goa Canacona Canacona (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15.02°N 74.02°E / 15.02; 74.02
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Government
• MLA	Ramesh Tawadkar
• Chairperson	Ramakant Naik Gaunkar
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,434
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GA 10
Website	goa.gov.in

Geography

Canacona is located at 15.02°N 74.02°E / 15.02; 74.02.^[2] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet). Canacona is the southernmost taluka of Goa.

History

Education

Dnyna Prabodhini Mandal's Shree Mallikarjun College of Arts & Commerce is located in Delem, Canacona. It is affiliated with Goa University. There are two higher secondary schools in Canacona.^[3]

One of the two JNV institutions in Goa; Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Canacona is also situated in Delem, Canacona.

The taluka also includes Centro Promotor De Instrucao primary school, which later expanded to include Shri Mallikarjun High School and Shri Mallikarjun Higher Secondary.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[4] Canacona city had a population of 12,434. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Canacona has an average literacy rate of 89.31%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 93.09% and female literacy of 85.47%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. In addition to Konkani, Marathi is also spoken here by a minority.

Government and politics

Canacona is part of Canacona (Goa Assembly constituency) and South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).