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	Francisco Sardinha (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 constiitue the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.