Assagao | |
Other Name: | Asganv |
Nickname: | Land Of Flowers |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Goa, India |
Coordinates: | 15.5975°N 73.7772°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Goa |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
Subdivision Name3: | Bardez |
Government Type: | Panchayat |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Leader Name: | - |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Population Total: | 4367 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Assagaonkar |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Konkani |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 403507 |
Registration Plate: | GA 03 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Mapusa |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | North Goa |
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 Hills of Goa”, “Goa’s Tuscany”. The village is surrounded by hills. From Mapusa town, the road u-turns uphill and, while descending the pass in the small plateau, splits into two parallel roads: one which proceeds straight along the St. Cajetan Church, Assagao Union High School to Anjuna and the other, which passes by Pallottine Seminary and Panchayat Office straight to Badem. The popular beaches of Anjuna and Vagator are to the west of Assagao.
Like all of Goa, Assagao was long held by the Portuguese. The early inhabitants of Assagao were Saraswat Brahmins of the Atri gotra. There must have been others too. But all were invariably Hindu with Ravalnath being the presiding deity.
Assagao is home to educational institutions including Agnel Institute of Technology and Design Engineering College, DMC College, Assagao Union High School and Government Primary Schools.
Football and cricket are popular sports in the village. During Monsoon people play football, and an inter-ward football tournament is organised every year. Cricket is played during summer.
Assagao is located at 15.5975°N 73.7772°W at an elevation of 8metres above MSL.[1]