South Goa district

South Goa district
District of Goa
Location of South Goa district in Goa Red: Velhas Conquistas (old Portuguese conquests) Pink: Novas Conquistas (new Portuguese conquests) Yellow: District Capital
Country	India
State	Goa
Headquarters	Margao
Talukas	Salcete Mormugao Quepem Canacona Sanguem Dharbandora
Government
• District collector	Asvin Chandru A., I.A.S.
• Superintendent of Police	Abhishek Dhania, IPS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	South Goa
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Viriato Fernandes (INC)
• Zilla Parishad, Chairperson	Suvarna Tendulkar
Area
• Total	1,966 km2 (759 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2011)
• Total	640,537
• Rank	2nd
• Density	330/km2 (840/sq mi)
• Urban	64.59%
Demographics
• Literacy	85.53%
• Sex ratio	980
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN	4032xx ,4034xx, 4036xx, 4037xx,4038xx (South Goa) [1]
Telephone	+91 0832
Vehicle registration	GA-02
Major highways	1.National Highway 66, 2.National Highway 4A
Largest city	Cuncolim (28.7 km2)
Largest city (by population)	Mormugao
Climate	Am (Köppen)
Website	southgoa.nic.in

South Goa district is one of two districts that together constitute the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. It ranks among the top 25 developed districts of India. The district capital city is Margao (Madgaon), which also serves as the commercial capital of Goa.