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Porvorim | |
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Town | |
| Porvorim | |
  Porvorim Location in Goa, India Show map of Goa Porvorim Porvorim (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:15°32′17″N73°49′52″E / 15.538°N 73.831°E /15.538; 73.831 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Goa |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.12 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 59,066 |
| • Density | 7,274/km2 (18,840/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0832 |
| Vehicle registration | GA-03 |
| Website | goa |
Porvorim (pronounced[puːrʋɔrĩ]) is thede facto legislative and executive capital of the state ofGoa as both theGoa Legislative Assembly and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in porvorim.(Alto – Portuguese word meaning high or upper).It is also theDe facto judicial capital of Goa. The High Court of Bombay at Goa (Bombay High Court – Panaji Bench) is now functioning from here in a new building complex overlooking the Mandovi river. Earlier it was functioning from the Lyceum complex in Panaji.Porvorim is situated on the right bank (north bank) of theMandovi River, asde jure capital ofGoa,Panaji is located on the opposite bank.Porvorim is considered an upmarket residential hub as it lies on theMumbai–Goa highway NH66. Goa's largest shopping centre –Mall De Goa – is situated here.
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Show zoomed inHistorically, Porvorim was originally centered on the village market at the crossroad between the Panaji–Mapusa highway and the Socorro–Sangolda road. It used to be thepor-vod or lastvādo of the village of Socorro. Ecclesiastically speaking, the parish church was Nossa Senhora do Socorro, at Zosvaddo, Socorro; Porvorim was served by the Candelaria chapel near the market, and by the Holy Family chapel (now an independent church) higher up, in Alto Porvorim.
It was the ancestral home of eminent Goans such as Fr.Hubert Olympus Mascarenhas andJulio Ribeiro.
Porvorim is now particularly a residential area with educational institutions around.
Porvorim is situated on the banks of the river Mandovi, with an excellent view of the state capital Panaji from the Mandovi bridge. Porvorim is home to several educational institutions, including the prominent Vidya Probhodhini Education Society, with pre-primary, primary, high school and senior secondary schooling sections.
Porvorim is home to several educational and other governmental institutes.
Porvorim is part ofPorvorim (Goa Assembly constituency) andNorth Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).
Porvorim houses the Goa's biggest mall situated on the national highway.
