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5 unusual facts about Margao


2007–08 I-League

The I-League season 2007–08 kicked off on 24 November 2007 at the Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa.

Goa cricket team

Its home grounds are the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao and the District Institute of Education and Training Ground, Porvorim.

Margao

The Parvatibai Chowgule College, Shri Damodar College of Commerce and Economics and Shri Damodar Higher Secondary School Of Science and R.M.S Higher Secondary School.

Margao in pre-Portuguese times was one of the important settlements in Salcete and known as Matha Grama (the village of Mathas) as it was a temple town with nine Mathas in temple schools.

Thais in India

There are currently about 60 Thais living and working in Goa, mostly in Panjim and Margao.


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Agaçaim

Agaçaim, sometimes spelt Agassaim, is a village on the northern banks of the Zuari River in Ilhas, Goa, surrounded by Panjim to the north, Margão to the south, Vasco da Gama to the west and Ponda to the east, thus making it a main connection between North Goa and South Goa via the Zuari Bridge.

Dr Francisco Luis Gomes District Library

The District Library located at Navelim, Salcete, Goa -- just outside the South Goa headquarters city of Margao -- is named after the intellectual and former Parliamentarian from Navelim, Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes, who was born on May 31, 1829.

Raia

Raia, Goa, a small village in Goa, India, about 6 km from Margao on the way to Loutolim

Raia, Goa

Raia is a quiet and picturesque village and part of the Margao Metropolitan area in the South Goa district in the state of Goa, India close to the city of Margao.

The Parvatibai Chowgule College

Smt Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science, also referred to as Chowgule College or just Chowgules is a college based in the South Goa district of Margao, on the west coast of India.


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