Country India District South Goa district Rain na Team Churchill Brothers S.C. | State Goa Headquarters Margão Population 294,464 (2011) | |
Settlements (as of 2011) 2 Cities
11 Town
35 Villages | ||
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Salcete, is a Sub-district of South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. Its administrative and economic headquarters is Margão. It is largely coterminous with a region called Saxti (pronounced Sashti), which comprised, by local tradition, sixty-six villages, hence the name. However, Saxti also included the now separate sub-district of Mormugão.
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Cities
Salcete has 2 Cities : Margão, Cuncolim
Towns
Salcete has 11 Towns : Davorlim, Curtorim, Navelim, Benaulim, Raia, São Jose de Areal, Nuvem , Chinchinim, Verna, Aquem, Varca
Villages
Salcete has 35 Villages : Adsulim, Ambelim, Assolna, Betalbatim, Calata, Camurlim, Cana, Carmona, Cavelossim, Cavorim, Chandor, Colva, Deussua, Dicarpale, Dramapur, Duncolim, Gandaulim, Gonsua, Guirdolim, Loutulim, Macasana, Majorda, Mulem, Nagoa, Orlim, Paroda, Rachol, Sarzora, Seraulim, Sernabatim, Sirlim, Talaulim, Utorda, Vanelim, Velim
Comunidades
Salcete has 9 Comunidades : Raia, Margão, Loutulim, Curtorim, Verna, Colva, Betalbatim, Nuvem, and Benaulim.
History
A copper-plate inscription issued by Kadamba king Viramarmadeva in A.D 1049 concerning a grant of a piece of land called Tudukapura,mentions Kudtarika agrahara of Chhat sathi desha.This inscription suggests that Chhat sathi refers to modern Salcete,known as Sashti or Sasashti in local languages.