Poinguinim
Poinguinim | |
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  Poinguinim Location within Goa  Poinguinim Location within India | |
| Coordinates: 14°58′N 74°05′E / 14.967°N 74.083°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| Subdivision | Canacona taluka |
Poinguinim is a village in the Canacona taluka in the Kushavati district,Goa,India near the Goa-Karnataka border,[1] and close to the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary. The village is home to a population of 6,625 people as of the 2011 census.
The name of the village derives from poi, a strip of low-lying land along a river or sea, or a narrow inlet that floods in high tide, and guim or guine, meaning low-lying area.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Census of India 2011" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ Phaldesai, Pandurang R (2001). "A Cultural History of the Canacona Taluka of Goa". Goa University: 19 – via Institutional Repository @ Goa University.
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