Nuvem is a town and part of

Salcete Salcete ( Konkani: ''Saxtti''/''Xaxtti''; pt, Salcette) is a sub-division of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India. The Sal river and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete. His ...

sub-district of

South Goa district South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises 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, whil ...

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 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Geography

Nuvem is situated along the National Highway 17. Its neighbouring villages include Verna, Majorda, and Seraulim. It is located 5 km from its district headquarters Margão, 24 km from Vasco da Gama, and 29 km from the state capital Panjim.

Demographics

Nuvem is a census town in the district of South Goa, Goa. It has population of 9,288, of which 4,450 are males and 4,838 are females, as per a report released by the Census India 2011.

Education

Nuvem is home to two educational institutions: Carmel College for Women and IAM Institute of Hotel Management.

Government and politics

Nuvem is part of Nuvem (Goa Assembly constituency) and

South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) South Goa Lok Sabha constituency (Mormugao prior to 2008) is one of two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Goa in western India along with North Goa. Assembly segments Presently, South Goa Lok Sabha constituency comprises 20 Vidhan S ...

Culture

Football is the most popular sport in Nuvem. Konkani

tiatr is a type of musical theatre popular in the state of Goa on the west coast of India as well as in Mumbai and with expatriate communities in the Middle East, United Kingdom and other cities where Konkani speakers have a considerable presence. The ...

s are also very popular. Nuvem has a

go-kart A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from non-motorised models to high-performance racing ...

track located on the hill top. A new sporting activity called MILSIM GOA, a variation of

paintball Paintball is a competitive team shooting sport in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with spherical dye-filled gelatin capsules called paintballs that break upon impact. Paintballs are usually shot using low-energy a ...

, has just started in Gounlloy, a ward in Nuvem. It also has a water park called Froggyland. Nuvem has a church known as Jezu Marie Juze (Jesus, Mary and Joseph), formerly known as Igreja Mãe dos Pobres or Mother of the Poor Church. The Mãe dos Pobres feast is celebrated by the villagers on the first Sunday of November every year.. retrieved on 2017-07-06.

References

Cities and towns in South Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub