The Indian state of Goa is divided into two districts: North Goa and South Goa.
North Goa is further divided into three subdivisions — Panaji, Mapusa, and Bicholim; and five talukas — Tiswadi (Panaji), Bardez (Mapusa), Pernem, Bicholim, and Sattari (Valpoi).
South Goa is divided into five subdivisions — Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven talukas — Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete (Margao), Quepem, and Canacona (Chaudi), Sanguem, and Dharbandora. (Ponda taluka shifted from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015). [1]
Code [2] | District | Headquarters | Population (2011) [3] | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | Official website | Map |
NG | North Goa | Panaji | 817,761 | 1,736 | 471 | https://northgoa.gov.in/ | ![]() |
SG | South Goa | Margao | 639,962 | 1,966 | 326 | https://southgoa.nic.in/ | ![]() |