{{more citations needed|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Anjuna | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Anjuna Beach, Goa, India, Legendary Curlies beach shack.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Anjuna Beach in 2010 | pushpin_map = India Goa#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Goa, India | coordinates = {{coord|15.5833|N|73.7333|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Goa | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = North Goa | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = Panchayat | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 5 | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = 9,636 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Konkani | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 403509 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 91 832 | registration_plate = GA 03 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = Mapusa | blank2_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank2_info_sec1 = 0.98 ♂/♀ | blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank3_info_sec1 = 94 %% | blank4_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = North Goa | blank5_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank5_info_sec1 = Siolim | blank6_name_sec1 = Civic agency | blank6_info_sec1 = Panchayat | blank1_name_sec2 = Climate | blank1_info_sec2 = Tropical <small>(Köppen)</small> | website = {{URL|goa.gov.in}} | footnotes = }}
'''Anjuna''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|n|ˈ|dʒ|uː|n|ə}}, {{respell|an|JOO|nə}}; {{IPA|kok|ɦɔɳzuɳẽ}}) is a census town<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Anjuna Census Town City Population Census 2011-2025 {{!}} Goa |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/626694-anjuna-goa.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250808212757/https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/626694-anjuna-goa.html |archive-date=2025-08-08 |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.census2011.co.in |language=en}}</ref> located on the coast of North Goa, India.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yytmQgAACAAJ&q=%22Anjuna%22+-wikipedia |title = Anjuna: Profile of a Village in Goa|isbn = 9788185002064|last1 = Albuquerque|first1 = Teresa|year = 1988 | publisher=Promilla & Company }}</ref> It is one of the twelve comunidades of Bardez. It is widely known as one of Goa's tourist destinations.
Its church, St. Michael's Church, Anjuna, founded in 1595, is dedicated to Saint Michael, and celebrates the feasts of Saint Michael (29 September) and Nossa Senhora Advogada (second week of January). There are three large chapels in the parish: the one to St. Antonio in Praias, to Nossa Senhora de Saude (Mazalvaddo), and to Nossa Senhora de Piedade (Grande Chinvar). The chapel at Vagator became the church of the new parish of Vagator, dedicated to St. Antonio, in the twentieth century.
== History ==
Like all of Goa, Anjuna was long held by the Portuguese. In 1950, it had a population of 5,688<ref>Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer</ref>{{bsn|date=May 2026}} and, in 2011, its population was 9,636.<ref name=":0" />
Historian Teresa Albuquerque reports that the village's name is derived from the Arabic word 'Hanjuman' (meaning Merchant Guild). Others say it comes from an Arabic word for "change" - as people used to arrive at Anjuna from the sea looking to change money.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
It became a destination on the hippie trail during the late 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roy Chowdhury |first1=Arka |title=Eastward bound: Hippie trail of the 60s |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/eastward-bound-hippie-trail-of-the-60s/articleshow/66688586.cms |publisher=Times of India |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>
== Activities ==
Anjuna is famous for trance parties held on its beach during the tourist season (October - April). Goa trance—a sub genre of trance music—has its origins in Anjuna.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Saldanha |first=Arun |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttssxj |title=Psychedelic White: Goa Trance and the Viscosity of Race |date=2007 |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |isbn=978-0-8166-4993-8 |edition=NED - New |jstor=10.5749/j.ctttssxj }}</ref>
Anjuna also hosts the famous flea market (every Wednesday and Saturday), in which products from all over India, as well as from foreigners, are sold, ranging from fruits to jewelry, to clothes, to hashish and electronic devices. On Wednesdays, there is a day market which starts in the morning and ends at 7:30 pm and on Saturdays, there is a night market.<ref>{{cite web |title=Markets of North Goa |url=https://goa-tourism.com/siteseeing/markets-of-north-goa/ |publisher=Ministry of Tourism, Government of India}}</ref>
== Anjuna beach == thumb|Anjuna Beach in 2015
The Anjuna beach is situated within the town,<ref>{{cite news |title=Anjuna Beach |url=https://www.india.com/travel/goa/places-to-visit/beaches-anjuna/ |publisher=India.com}}</ref> which is located 18 kilometers from Panaji and 8 kilometers to the west of Mapusa, North Goa. The beach is part of a 30 kilometer stretch of extended beach coastline along the west coast of Goa by the Arabian Sea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anjuna Beach |url=https://www.goa.gov.in/places/anjuna-beach/ |agency=Government of Goa |publisher=goa.gov.in}}</ref> The beach is known for world-class snorkeling and wildlife viewing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saxena |first=Kanika |date=2021-11-15 |title=Experience The Thrill Of Snorkeling At These 5 Wonderful Spots In Goa! |url=https://traveltriangle.com/blog/snorkeling-in-goa/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Attractions close to Anjuna beach include the Anjuna flea market and Chapora Fort, which can be seen from the beach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schapova |first1=Polina |title=Go, Goa, Gone: Stories from a changing paradise — and a look at what the future portends |url=https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/go-goa-gone-stories-from-a-changing-paradise-and-a-look-at-what-the-future-portends-5743671.html |publisher=Firstpost}}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Anjuna flea market on Wednesday November 7%2C 2012.jpg|Anjuna flea market runs from dawn till dusk every Wednesday. File:Anjuna goa shacks.JPG|A typical Shack Hotel at Anjuna beach Anjuna, Goa, India, Holy Hindu cows.jpg|Panoramic view of Anjuna Beach File:Anjuna Hill - panoramio.jpg| Anjuna hill File:Typical Anjuna Beach.jpg| Anjuna waterfront </gallery>
==Notable residents== * Eight Finger Eddie (1924–2010), American hippie<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-22 |title=The hippie who got Goa the globe |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-hippie-who-got-goa-the-globe/articleshow/49875431.cms |access-date=2026-05-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> * Goa Gil (1951–2023), American DJ<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Augusto |date=2023-10-01 |title=Goa Gil has played his last tune |url=https://www.gomantaktimes.com/news/goa/goa-gil-has-played-his-last-tune |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Goa Travel News on Gomantak Times |language=en}}</ref> * Cleo Odzer (1950–2001), American author<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review of Goa Freaks |url=https://www.echonyc.com/~cleo/greview.html |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.echonyc.com}}</ref> * Alu Mendonca, Kenyan field hockey player
==In popular culture== Above & Beyond's record labels, Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep, as well as their radio show, Anjunabeats Worldwide, all make reference to Anjuna. In 2009, they also released a track called "Anjunabeach". Anjuna beach is also famous for the hippie lifestyle.<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/goa-psychedelic-raves-parties-drugs-vintage-photos/</ref><ref>https://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/goa-party-nightlife-guide/</ref><ref>https://hippie-inheels.com/goa-nightlife-most-popular-party-places/</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Anjuna}} {{Wikivoyage inline}} * [http://mapsofgoa.com/anjuna/ Satellite map of Anjuna]
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