Nuvem | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nuvem in Goa |
Coordinates: | 15.3089°N 73.9461°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | South Goa |
Subdivision Type3: | Sub-district |
Subdivision Name3: | Salcete |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 9 288 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 403713 |
Area Code: | 0832 |
Nuvem (formerly a village on the outskirts of Margao) is a town that is part of the Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, India.
Nuvem is situated along the National Highway 17. Neighboring villages include Verna, Majorda, and Seraulim. It is located 5 kilometers from its district headquarters Margão, 24 kilometers from Vasco da Gama, and 29 kilometers from the state capital, Panjim.
Nuvem is a census town in the district of South Goa, Goa. It has a population of 9,288, of which 4,450 are males and 4,838 are females, as per a report released by the Census India 2011.
Nuvem is home to two educational institutions: Carmel College for Women and IAM Institute of Hotel Management. In its vicinity is the Verna complex of Agnel institutions, which includes an engineering college.
Nuvem is part of Nuvem (Goa Assembly constituency) and South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).
Football is the most popular sport in Nuvem. Konkani tiatrs are also very popular. Nuvem had a go-kart track located on the hill top. A new sporting activity called MILSIM GOA, a variation of paintball, has just started in Gounlloy, a ward in Nuvem. It also has a water park called Froggyland.
Nuvem has a church known as Jezu Marie Juze (Jesus, Mary and Joseph), formerly known as Igreja Mãe dos Pobres (Mother of the Poor Church). The Mãe dos Pobres feast is celebrated by the villagers on the first Sunday of November every year.[1]
Top 3 attractions of this place are: