is one of the two districts that comprise the state of Goa
. The district has an area of 1,966 km² and a population of 586,591 (2001 census). It is bounded by North Goa
District to the north, Utara Kannada
District of Karnataka
state to the east and south, and by the Arabian Sea
to the west.
established a colony in Goa in 1510, and expanded the colony to its present boundaries during the 17th and 18th centuries. Goa was annexed by India on December 19 1961. Goa and two other former Portuguese enclaves became the union territory
of Goa, Daman and Diu, and Goa was organized into a single district in 1965. On 30 May 1987 Goa attained statehood
(while Daman and Diu
became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganized into two districts, North Goa and South Goa.
The administrative headquarters of the district is Margao
. The district is divided into three subdivisions, Margao, Mormugao
, and Quepem
, and five taluks
, Mormugao, Quepem, Sanguem
, and Canacona
is mother tongue of majority of people living in South Goa district. Marathi
are spoken by a substantial number of people as mother tongue. English & Hindi are understood by majority of the population.Religions
Hindus and Christians form majority of the south Goa population.while there are also Muslims, Jain,Sikhs.