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1550:Comunidades
1278:Dharbandora
913:10 December
827:Savoi-Verem
425:Ponda today
359:subdistrict
86: /
1858:Categories
1670:Vasco S.C.
1650:Dempo S.C.
1580:Literature
1417:Fontainhas
1181:Goa Police
1171:State seal
1153:Government
945:17 October
880:References
874:Ponda, Goa
664:Christians
566:and 1.15%
434:Farmaguddi
180:Population
151:Government
1809:state of
1730:Transport
1488:Education
1453:Netravali
1245:South Goa
1240:North Goa
1232:Districts
1200:Geography
792:Cuncoliem
568:Malayalam
550:, 10.66%
532:Malayalam
464:Languages
411:Karnataka
301:North Goa
269:state of
265:, in the
263:north Goa
163:North Goa
135:north Goa
1771:Category
1501:Colleges
1458:Mahadayi
1283:Mormugao
1273:Canacona
1268:Bicholim
1212:Sonsogor
868:See also
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812:Nirancal
660:Hinduism
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588:Religion
574:Religion
562:, 2.32%
558:, 3.52%
554:, 8.43%
494:(10.66%)
484:(69.05%)
444:and the
387:Canacona
281:Location
130:District
1555:Cuisine
1542:Culture
1515:Science
1506:Schools
1463:Cotigao
1412:Old Goa
1359:Old Goa
1318:Tiswadi
1313:Sattari
1308:Sanguem
1303:Salcete
1255:Talukas
1095:History
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552:Marathi
548:Konkani
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504:(8.43%)
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482:Konkani
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391:Sanguem
377:History
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294:highway
287:Belgaum
188:165,830
99:Country
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1675:FC Goa
1620:Sports
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1468:Bondla
1448:Mollem
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1334:Panjim
1327:Cities
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1263:Bardez
1222:Rivers
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1628:Teams
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1600:Zatra
1590:Music
1585:Media
1560:Goans
1354:Ponda
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1083:State
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741:Usgao
735:Quela
729:Priol
723:Ponda
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705:Curti
693:Borim
651:0.35%
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275:Ponda
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