Salcete
Salcete (Konkani: Saxtti/Xaxtti; Portuguese: Salcette) is a subdivision of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India. The Sal River and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete. Historically, the sixty-six settlements south of the Zuari River formed the original Salcette territory. Salcete forms a part of the bigger Konkan region that stretches along the western shoreline of peninsular India.
Salcete
Saxtti/Xaxtti Salcette | |
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Taluka (sub-district) | |
Salcete countryside | |
Location of Salcete in South Goa, Goa | |
| Coordinates: 15.212450°N 74.07323°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Headquarters | Margao |
| Settlements (as of 2011) | 2 cities 11 towns 35 villages |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Collector | Jyoti Kumari, IAS |
| • Talukadar | Prataprao Gaunkar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 294,504 |
| Demonym | Saxtticar/Xaxtticar |
| PIN | 4036XX, 4037XX |
| Vehicle registration | GA-08 |
In erstwhile Portuguese Goa, the Salcette concelho (county) located in the Velhas Conquistas (Old Conquests) was co-terminous with the undivided Salcette territory (Mormugao and Salcete talukas). In 1917, the concelho was bifurcated into the present-day talukas of Mormugao and Salcete. The contemporary Salcete taluka has been classified as a rurban area. Margao serves as the administrative headquarters of both Salcete taluka and the South Goa district.