''Bardez'' ( kok, Bardes; pt, Bardes; IPA: ) is a ''taluka'' of the North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It was a ''

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'' in the Portuguese State of India before 1961.

Etymology

The name is credited to the Saraswat Brahmin immigrants who emigrated to the

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...

via

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plains in northern India. Bardez, or more properly ''bara'' (twelve) ''desh'' (country), means "twelve countries" (or territories). The form 'country' probably refers to clan territorial limits, or to the Brahmin ''

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'', of which the twelve are: # Aldona #

Anjuna Anjuna () is a village located on the coast of North Goa, India. It is a Census Town, one of the twelve Brahmin comunidades of Bardez. It is mostly a tourist destination. Its church, St. Michael's Church, Anjuna, founded in 1595, is dedicated ...

Assagao Assagao is a village in Bardez, Goa, India located about 4 kilometres west of Mapusa. Assagao is known as the Land of Flowers as well as several other nicknames – “Goa’s South Extension”, ‘Artist’s village’, “The Beverly Hi ...

Candolim Candolim is a census town in North Goa and is located in the Bardez taluka in the state of Goa, India. It is situated just south of Calangute Beach and North of Sinquerim. History During the late 16th century, Candolim became the first vill ...

# Moira #

Nachinola Nachinola is a small village in North Goa district, Goa, India. It is situated in Bardez ''taluka'' (sub-district) between the villages Moira and Aldona. Nachinola is divided into three ''vadde'' (village sub-divisions) that are called Vaingui ...

Olaulim Olaulim is a scenic village in Bardez sub-district, North Goa 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 M ...

# Pomburpa # Saligao #

Sangolda Sangolda is a village in Bardez sub-district, North Goa, India. Location Nearest airport is Dabolim Airport and railway station is at Tivim Tivim pronounced Thivim, is a village in Nathivim in Bardez, in the North Goa district of Goa, Indi ...

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Siolim Siolim () is a village in Bardez taluka, and a census town on the central west coast of India, in the North Goa district of Goa. The 2001 population was 10,311, and 10,936 in 2011. Siolim is also the name of a constituency in the Goa assembl ...

Bardez is delimited on the north by the

Chapora River Chapora River is a river in northern Goa, India. It runs westward into the Arabian sea at Chapora and demarcates the border between the North Goa talukas of Pernem and Bardez. The river originates at Ramghat in the neighbouring state of Maharas ...

, on the south by the Mandovi River, on the east by the Mapusa River, which originates in Bardez itself near the capital city of

Mapusa Mapusa (म्हापशें) is a town in North Goa, India. It is situated 13 km north of the capital Panaji. The town is the headquarters of Bardez Taluka. It is located on the main highway NH-17, linking Mumbai to Kochi. In Portugu ...

, and on the west by the

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. A native of Bardez is called a ''Bardeskar'' or ''Bardescar'' ( IPA: ) in the Konkani language. Bardez is the site of the legislature of Goa, in the southern parish village of

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(Britona), in Serula. Other famous sites are the Fort Aguada, the beaches of

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Vagator Vagator Beach is the northernmost beach of Bardez Taluka, Goa. It is across the Chapora River from Morjim in Pernem. To the south of Vagator is Anjuna, one of the first hippie haunts of Goa. Etymology The name Vagator is a combination of the ...

villages, the hilltop monastery and boarding school of Monte Guirim, which was restored by Padre Luna after Pombal's devastation, the village communities of Salvador do Mundo, Penha da França, Siolim, Moira, Porvorim, Colvale, Saligao, and Sangolda, to name but the most prominent. Goa's Indian Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and St Xavier's College, Mapusa are located in Bardez. The village and ''

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was a prime hippie destination. Bardes is famous as the birthplace of Rev Fr

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, who is expected be recognised for sainthood in the near future. He is one of the two most prominent religious Goan Christians, the other being St Joseph De Vaz, the "Apostle of Ceylon".

List of towns and villages

List of towns in Bardez taluk: *

* Penha-de-Franca * Calangute * Socorro *

Reis Magos Reis Magos is a village located on the northern bank of the Mandovi River in Bardez, Goa, opposite to the capital city of Panjim. The village is famous for two of Goa’s famous structures; the Reis Magos Fort, and the Reis Magos Church – the ...

* Salvador do Mundo * Saligao * Aldona *

Pilerne Pilerne is a village situated in north Goa in the Bardez taluka of the North Goa district. It is rustic despite being fairly close to the North Goa tourist belt, and is considered a Census Town for the purposes of the Census. The village has mai ...

* Nerul * Guirim * Colvale * Moira List of villages in Bardez taluk: * Arpora *

* Assonora * Bastora * Calvim * Camurlim * Canca * Corjuem * Marna * Marra * Moitem *

* Nadora *

Nagoa Nagoa is a village in Salcette, Goa, adjacent to the village of Verna. It is located approximately 11 km north of the South Goa district headquarters Margão, 17 km south-east of Vasco da Gama and 22 km south-east of the state ...

* Oxel * Paliem *

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* Pomburpa * Ponolem * Punola * Revora *

* Sircaim *

Tivim Tivim pronounced Thivim, is a village in Nathivim in Bardez, in the North Goa district of Goa, India. It is an important gateway into North Goa as the home to the major railway station in North Goa. Tivim was also the ancestral village of the f ...

Ucassaim Ucassaim is a village in Bardez, in the west coastal region of Goa. It is located close to Mapusa town and is known as the home for some prominent persons from the area. Ucassaim was once is known as ''Mistirincho Ganv'', (Musicians' Village) b ...

Verla Verla at Jaala, Kouvola, Finland, is a well-preserved 19th-century mill village. Situated along the northern Kymi River, the mill, nearby power plants, and residential houses were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996 due to its tes ...

In popular culture

The Indian Netflix original show, ''

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'', is set in Bardez.

References

External links

Cities and villages in Bardez TalukGoa - Calangute Beach
- Information and Pictures of Calangute Beach in Bardez Taluks of Goa Geography of North Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub