Area: 3,700 (approx) sq. kms.

Population: 13,43,998

Literacy rate: 77%

Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Portuguese are widely spoken.

Capital: Panaji



Shopping in Goa:
Major Shopping Areas of Goa:

• Anujana market
• Mapusa Market
• Baga Beach Market
• Calangute Market Square

Sightseeing:

• Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
• Fort Cabo da Rama
• Mary Immaculate Conception Church
• Old Goa
• Panjim (Panaji)
• Ponda (Antruz Mahal)
• Vasco Da Gama
  

Festivals:

• Christmas
• Diwali
• Feast Of Three Kings
• Food & Cultural Festival Of Goa
• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Goa Carnival
• Good Friday/ Easter
• Sao Joao Festival
• Shigmotsav
• St. Francis Day
• Bonderam Festival
  

Climate:
Maximum temperature is 32 degree C, Minimum temperature 21 degree C

Feb to May (warmest months)
November to January (coldest months)
June to September (rainy - southwest monsoon)
Rainfall - Actual 320 cms (approx)

Best Time to visit: Best time to visit Goa is during winter season, from November to March

About Goa
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Population Goa	Climate of Goa
Cities of Goa	Agriculture of Goa
Culture of Goa	Festivals of Goa
Religions of Goa	Cuisines in Goa
Sightseeing of Goa	Car Hiring in Goa
Hotel Booking in Goa	Communication in Goa
Transportation Goa

About India
States:
Andhra Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh	Assam
Bihar	Chhattisgarh	Goa
Gujarat	Haryana	Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir	Jharkhand	Karnataka
Kerala	Madhya Pradesh	Maharashtra
Manipur	Meghalaya	Mizoram
Nagaland	Orissa	Punjab
Rajasthan	Sikkim	Tamil Nadu
Tripura	Uttar Pradesh	Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Union Territories:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep	National Capital Territory of Delhi
Puducherry