GOA STATIC FACTS

🌺🌼  (The Pearl of the orient) 🌼🌺

☘Formation Date - 30 May 1987

☘Border States - Maharashtra(North), Karnataka( East & South), Arabian Sea( West)

☘Smallest State of india - Goa

☘Capital - Panaji(Old Name- Panjim) 

☘Largest City - Vasco Da Gama

☘No. of Districts - 2

☘Legislative Assembly - 40

☘Lok Sabha - 2

☘Rajya Sabha - 1

☘State Animal - Gaur

☘State Bird - Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul or Black Crested Bulbul

☘State Tree - Matti

☘First CM- Pratap Singh Rane(1987)

☘First Governor - Gopal Singh(1987)

☘Present CM - Pramod Sawant

☘Present Governor - Bhagat Singh Khosiyari

☘Highest GDP per Capita - Goa

☘Literacy Rate - 88.70%

☘Official Language - Konkani, Marathi, English

🐳 National Park 🐳

🐅 Bhagwaan Mahavir( Mollem) National Park(1992)

🦚 Wildlife Sanctuary 🦚

🦓Bondla WLS

🦓Chorao Island or Dr Salim Ali WLS( Bird), 1988

🦓Cotigaon WLS

🦓Madei WLS

🦓Bhwagwan Mahavir( Mollem) WLS(1967)

🦓Netravali WLS(1999)

✈️Airport -- Goa International Airport, Dabolim, Goa

🛳Seaport -- Marmugao Port, Vasco Da Gama

🌺 Rivers of Goa 🌺

🌴Chapora river

🌴Mandovi river

🌴Mapusa river

🌴Sal river

🌴Tarekhol river

🌴Zuari river

🍄 Stadium in Goa 🍄

🌿Fatorda Stadium or Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

🌿Tilak Maidan Stadium -- Vasco Da Gama

🌿Duler Stadium -- Mapusa, Goa

🌿Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium -- Taleigao, Goa

🌾 Festival of Goa 🌾

▪️Feast of Three Kings

▪️Sunburn Festival

▪️Gokulashtmi

▪️Feast of St. Xavier

▪️Fountainhas Festival of Art

▪️Mando Festival

💃Folk Dance 💃

▪️Talgadi

▪️Mando

▪️Suvari

▪️Dasarawadan

▪️Kunbidance

▪️Fugadi

▪️Dekhni

▪️Dhangar

▪️Tonyamel

⛪Biggest Church in India - St Cathedral at Old Goa

🍀UNESCO Site - Churches and Convents of Goa, 1986

🌸 National Institute of Oceanography -- Goa

🍀 GI Tag 🍀

🌱Goan Cashew Feni

🌱Khola Chilli

🍀 Traditional Wear 🍀

🍁Nav Vari Saree

🍁Pano Bhaju

🍁Valkal

🍁Kashti with Kunbi Pallo

⛰Highest point of Goa --

 Sonsogor(1166m)

🌸🌸SCHEMES🌸🌸

🏉Yashswini scheme

🏉modified Goa Laadli Laxmi scheme.

🏉Swasthya sakhi scheme