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182:Demographics
130:Headquarters
77:15.40; 74.02
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1767:Wikiproject
1539:Comunidades
1267:Dharbandora
902:10 December
816:Savoi-Verem
414:Ponda today
348:subdistrict
75: /
1847:Categories
1659:Vasco S.C.
1639:Dempo S.C.
1569:Literature
1406:Fontainhas
1170:Goa Police
1160:State seal
1142:Government
934:17 October
869:References
863:Ponda, Goa
653:Christians
555:and 1.15%
423:Farmaguddi
169:Population
140:Government
1798:state of
1719:Transport
1477:Education
1442:Netravali
1234:South Goa
1229:North Goa
1221:Districts
1189:Geography
781:Cuncoliem
557:Malayalam
539:, 10.66%
521:Malayalam
453:Languages
400:Karnataka
290:North Goa
258:state of
254:, in the
252:north Goa
152:North Goa
124:north Goa
1760:Category
1490:Colleges
1447:Mahadayi
1272:Mormugao
1262:Canacona
1257:Bicholim
1201:Sonsogor
857:See also
841:Vagurbem
801:Nirancal
649:Hinduism
588:Hinduism
577:Religion
563:Religion
551:, 2.32%
547:, 3.52%
543:, 8.43%
483:(10.66%)
473:(69.05%)
433:and the
376:Canacona
270:Location
119:District
1544:Cuisine
1531:Culture
1504:Science
1495:Schools
1452:Cotigao
1401:Old Goa
1348:Old Goa
1307:Tiswadi
1302:Sattari
1297:Sanguem
1292:Salcete
1244:Talukas
1084:History
1015:. 2011.
791:Durbhat
746:Adcolna
700:Marcaim
688:Candola
676:Bandora
657:Muslims
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593:
582:Percent
549:Kannada
541:Marathi
537:Konkani
523:(1.15%)
513:(2.32%)
503:(3.52%)
501:Kannada
493:(8.43%)
481:Marathi
471:Konkani
408:Belgaum
380:Sanguem
366:History
342:Capital
283:highway
276:Belgaum
177:165,830
88:Country
63:74°01′E
60:15°24′N
1796:Indian
1673:Stadia
1664:FC Goa
1609:Sports
1584:Shigmo
1457:Bondla
1437:Mollem
1338:Mapusa
1328:Margao
1323:Panjim
1316:Cities
1287:Quepem
1277:Pernem
1252:Bardez
1211:Rivers
893:Panaji
851:Volvoi
831:Tivrem
796:Gangem
776:Conxem
739:taluka
669:taluka
632:Others
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332:Mardol
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280:Panjim
256:Indian
246:taluka
212:4034XX
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33:Taluka
1802:is a
1617:Teams
1599:Tiatr
1589:Zatra
1579:Music
1574:Media
1549:Goans
1343:Ponda
1282:Ponda
1072:State
953:(PDF)
771:Codar
730:Usgao
724:Quela
718:Priol
712:Ponda
706:Orgao
694:Curti
682:Borim
640:0.35%
627:7.56%
618:Islam
612:8.45%
545:Hindi
491:Hindi
404:Ponda
336:Priol
298:Ponda
264:Ponda
241:Ponda
134:Ponda
107:State
100:India
25:Ponda
1804:stub
936:2020
904:2019
836:Vadi
761:Boma
655:and
553:Urdu
511:Urdu
378:and
334:and
326:and
231:Rain
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1074:of
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