About Taleigao
Taleigão is a town in Ilhas, Goa, near the capital city Panjim.Taleigão lies in Ilhas de Goa and is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, vast tracts of fields to the east, Odxel-Vaiguinim-Dona Paula to the south and Santa Inez-Bhatlem to the north. Located five kilometres from Panjim, Taleigão was considered the granary of north Goa during the Portuguese era, as vast tracts of agricultural land were then under rice cultivation.
Taleigão is known for its palm-fringed beaches, bright green paddy fields and Nagalli hill, age-old traditional houses and mansions, broad roads, footpaths, a centuries-old church, traffic circles with azulejo titles, chapels and temples, educational institutions, hotels and restaurants and of course its inhabitants.The population is currently a mixed group with lot of settlers from other parts of Goa and other parts of India, especially on the Dona Paula Plateau and elsewhere.
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