Districts of Goa

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The Indian state of Goa is divided into three districts: North Goa, South Goa and Kushavati.[1]

Administrative structure

Administrative talukas of Goa state

North Goa is further divided into three subdivisions — Panaji, Mapusa, and Bicholim; and five talukas — Tiswadi, Bardez, Pernem, Bicholim, and Sattari.

South Goa is divided into three subdivisions — Ponda, Vasco da Gama, and Margao; and three talukas — Ponda, Mormugao, and Salcete. The Ponda taluka was moved from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015.[2][3]

Kushavati is divided into four subdivisions —  Sanguem, Dharbandora, Quepem and Canacona (Chaudi); and four talukas — Sanguem, Dharbandora, Quepem and Canacona. The district was formed in December 2025 after being split from South Goa.

Districts

Code[4] District Headquarters Population (2011)[5] 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/
Kushavati district Quepem https://kushavati.goa.gov.in/

References

  1. "About Goa - ipbgoa". 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  2. "State to raise contingency fund from Rs 200 cr to Rs 230 cr". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. "Ponda Taluka in South Goa soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  4. "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 2004-08-18. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  5. "Distribution of Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Sex-Ratio and Population Density" (XLS). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi-110011. 2010–2011. Retrieved 2012-08-22.