South Goa is one of the Districts of Goa.,
It
is famous for its natural Beaches, Temples, water falls, hill spots, paddy fields,
coconut gardens.
Location : South Goa District covers the entire southern part of Goa
state. Arabian sea is to the west of district, North Goa district to the North
and Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka in the East and South. South Goa is
situated between the latitudinal paralles of 15 degree 29' 32" N and 14
degree 53' 57" N and longitudimal parallels of 73degree 46' 21" E
and 74 degree 20' 11" E. From noth to south and from east to west the district
spans a distance of 86 kms and 40 kms respectively. The total geographical area
of the district is 1966 sq kms.
Access : Goa is well connected by road, rail, water and air ways. In Goa
there are three main national highways N.H.4A, N.H.17, N.H.17A. Panaji, the
capital city of Goa is connected by N.H.4A from Belgaum in Karnataka. The N.H.17
starts in Mahad in Maharastra state and enters in Goa through Patradevi and
passes through talukas Pernem, Bardez, Tiswadi, Salcete and Canacona talukas.
Third highway, N.H.17A is from Cortalim to Mormugao harbour. Cities Panaji and
Margao are well connected by road from Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Miraj cities
in Maharashtra and Banglore, Belgaum, Hubali cities in Karnataka.
Goa is connected by rail route through Konkan Railway and Southern Railway from
Delhi. Also, it is well connected by air routes from Bombay and Delhi. Goa has
an international airport at Dabolim. The distance from Margao to Dabolim airport
is 29 kms.
Most of the rivers in Goa are used for waterways. Ferry boats were means of
crossing rivers in Goa. Rivers Mandovi and Zuari are being used for carrying
ore to Mormugao harbour.
Goa
is also connected by waterway from Bombay.
Climate : Goa has hot climate as it lies within the tropics. There is no
much change in climate throught the year. Daily temperature range is not very
high. Goa gets rains in the months June, July, August and September. June-September
is the mansoon season here. The rainfall is more in the mountain region than
the coastal region. Goa gets heavy rain from South-West monsoon winds. Goa has
cool climate during then months October-January. It starts geting warmer from
February and it remains till May.
Rice is the most important crop in Goa. Due to warm humid climate rice is mainly
grown here and it grown in the coastal region. After rainy season, rice, chillies,
onions crops are grown in Goa. Cash crops are also grown in Goa. Mainly plantation
of Cashew, Coconut, Mangoes, Areca palm, Kokum and Jackfruit is done in Goa.
