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Population12,434
GeoNames
RegionKarnataka
Elevation10 m
33 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportGoa International Airport (GOI)
49 km
Why visit Canacona
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 52 places to eat, 37 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Galgibaga Beach, Palolem Beach and Patnem Beach.
Weather in Canacona
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About Canacona
Canacona, historically known as Kanvapura, is a city and a municipal council in the district of Kushavati, Goa state, India. The Canacona taluka includes Patnem, Chaudi, Poinguinim, Loliem-Polem, Agonda, and Gaumdongre. Chaudi is the headquarters of its taluka. Palolem Beach is located in Canacona.
From the Wikipedia article Canacona (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
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Restaurants and cafes52
Malikarjun udupi hotel
Restaurant · 2.3 km
char RASTA, Canacona, goa
Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
40 more on the map.
Where to stay37
Aarambh Samsara Living
Motel and hotel · 1.3 km
Aarambh Samsara Living Muthal, Sadolxem, Goa, Canacona
Martins Crest
Motel and hotel · 0.9 km
219 Raj Baga, Canacona, Goa, India, 403702
Churches and places of worship7
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Shopping4
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare8
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Map of Canacona
120 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Goa International Airport (GOI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 49 km away.
- Kānkon 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Cuncolim 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Karwar 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Cavelossim 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Kadvād 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Quepem 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Chinchinim 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Sanguem 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Curchorem 30 km north, about 30 min by car
- Madgaon 33 km north, about 33 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Canacona Road Goa India, S Rahul Bose, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palolem beach, Satyajit Nayak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Patnem - panoramio, darkobajic, CC BY 3.0
- Saprinus splendens (Paykull, 1811) (14854007969), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Caccobius (Caccophilus) vulcanus (Fabricius, 1801) male (13665963413), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Goa 2010 (5224848380), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Goa 2010 (5224257233), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cancona Railway Station, Goa - panoramio, Saurabh Shetty, CC BY 3.0
- Goa 2010 (5224858462), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Goa 2010 (5224260587), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Flynn 1972 taxonomy Pipelined, Lkcl, CC0
- Flynn 1972 taxonomy Array, Lkcl, CC0
- Flynn 1972 taxonomy Associative, Lkcl, CC0
- Nature Richness, Deepika.chaudhary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Onthophagus centricornis (Fabricius, 1798) male (13866690085), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Goa 2010 (5224864672), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Goa 2010 (5224266929), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eucorynus crassicornis (Fabricius, 1801) (15533394365), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Trachyscelis pallens Champ. (36053342524), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- So much to read, so less time, GPA666, CC BY-SA 4.0
- She read and gets lost, only to find herself again, GPA666, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A necessary blur, GPA666, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Symmetry in asymmetry, GPA666, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well books are love, aren't they, GPA666, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Soldiers fight with guns, artists with their pens and brushes and canvas, GPA666, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hell is empty and the devils aren't here either, GPA666, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Helochares pallens (MacLeay, 1825) (15337441660), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Caccobius (Caccophilus) unicornis (Fabricius, 1798) male (13909708174), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Onthophagus mopsus (Fabricius, 1792) male (13400035384), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Onitis virens Lansberge, 1875 male (13898413143), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) cervus (Fabricius, 1798) male (13430928065), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stenolophus (Egadroma) nitens (Motschulsky, 1864) (8022978852), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Berosus pulchellus MacLeay, 1825 (15551999761), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Onthophagus (Gibbonthophagus) cervus (Fabricius, 1798) male lateral (13431019813), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Caccobius (Caccophilus) unicornis (Fabricius, 1798) male lateral (13909700024), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Onthophagus difficilis Le Guillou, 1844 male (13379156644), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Onthophagus parvulus (Fabricius, 1798) male (13794115575), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Laccophilus parvulus Aubé, 1838 (14954820313), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Laccophilus flexuosus Aubé, 1838 (14941567813), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stenolophus (Egadroma) smaragdulus (Fabricius, 1798) (51297790927), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
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