Porvorim

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Porvorim
type = Town
locator_position = left
latd = 15.493
longd = 73.818
Taluka = Bardez (Bardesh)
state_name = Goa
district = North Goa
population_total = 59,066
population_density = 7274
area_total = 8.12
area_telephone = 0832
footnotes =
inset_map_marker = yes

Porvorim (Konkani: परवरी /pɔrʋɔrĩ/) is the legislative capital of the state of Goa, India. It is situated on the right bank (north bank) of the river Mandovi. The administrative capital Panaji (Panjim) is located on the opposite bank. Considered as suburb of Panjim, Porvorim is considered an upmarket residential hub as it lies on the prime Mumbai-Goa highway NH-17.

Porvorim is hardly a couple of kilometers from the state capital, Panaji. A second city, Mapusa, is situated some 7 kilometers from here. Officially a village, it provides facilities no short of that of a town or a small city. Tourist folks usually visit this peaceful paradise to enjoy some leisure. As of the other parts of Goa, Konkani remains the predominantly spoken language.

Educational and Government Institutes

Porvorim is house to several educational and other governmental institutes.
* Directorate of Technical Education
* Goa Board of Secondary and Senior Secondary Education
* Vidya Prabodhini Parivar's L.D. Samant High School along with Vidya Prabodhini Higher Secondary School
* Acdil High School
* Holy Family High School
* Training College
* Institute of Hotel Management, IHM
* Thomas Stefens Konkani Kendra
* Sanjay School for the disabled
* Goa Assembly is also located here

[ [http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/goa/goa.jpg&imgrefurl=http://goa-kranti.blogspot.com/2008_01_17_archive.html&h=514&w=709&sz=391&hl=en&start=37&tbnid=CR59bZFLnhN6KM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dporvorim%26start%3D20%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN "Goa Assembly"] ]

Restaurants in Porvorim

There are several restaurants in Porvorim [ [http://goacentral.com/Goarestaurants/porvorim.htm "Restaurants of Porvorim"] ] . some of them are
*Cajueiro Restaurant
*Casino Motels
*Don Pedro's Restaurant
*O' Coqueiro

[ [http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://www.goa-hotel.info/hotels/3-start-5.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.goa-hotel.info/standardhotels.htm&h=212&w=309&sz=39&hl=en&start=17&tbnid=DrAlcuppaeWpTM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dporvorim%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive "Angel's resort picture"] ]

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