Calangute is a town in the

North Goa district North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka t ...

of the

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state of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

. It is famous for its beach, the largest in North Goa and a popular tourist destination. The peak tourist season is during

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and

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, and during the summer in May. During the monsoon season, from June through September, the sea can be rough and swimming is prohibited. The beach offers water sport activities like parasailing and water skiing, among others.

Demographics

, Calangute had a population of 13,810. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Calangute had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 78% and female literacy 67%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Calangute is part of

Calangute (Goa Assembly constituency) Calangute Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Calangute is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of ...

and

North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Panaji Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Goa state in western India along with South Goa. Assembly Segments Presently, North Goa Lok Sabha parliament ...

Education

Calangute has secondary education schools viz. Little Flower of Jesus High School , St. Josephs High School, Don Bosco High School, Mark Memorial High School, apart from the Government Primary schools located in Umtavaddo & Naikavaddo.

In media

Lorna Cordeiro Lorna Cordeiro, (born 9 August 1944) also known as Lorna, is a Konkani singer from the coastal state of Goa, India, and is popularly known as the "Nightingale of Goa". Early and personal life Lorna was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 to Cec ...

recorded a song in Konkani titled "Calangute" about the town and Calangute Beach.

Notable residents

* Bruno Coutinho – captained the

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Sports

Like any other Goan village, Calangute's most famous sport is

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. The local football club is Calangute Association, which represents them in Goa's top-tier league, the

Goa Professional League The Goa Professional League (abbreviated as GPL, also known as the Selvel Goa Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the premier state-level football league in Goa, India. It is organised by the Goa Football Association. History The official l ...

Gallery

File:Parasailing on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg, Parasailing at Calangute Beach File:ParasailingGoa3.jpg, Parasailing at Calangute beach in December 2006 File:Boats on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg, Boats at Calangute Beach File:Calangute-Tinto.jpg, The ''tinto'' (market) at Calangute File:Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute.jpg, Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute. File:Calangute-beach.jpg, alt=Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening, Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening File:Calangute-beach-2.jpg, alt=Dusk at Calangute Beach, Dusk at Calangute Beach

References

External links

* {{Wikivoyage-inline, Calangute Beaches of Goa Villages in North Goa district Beaches of North Goa district