# Assagao

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Assagao
| other_name              = Asganv
| nickname                = Land Of Flowers
| settlement_type         = village
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| pushpin_map             = India Goa#India
| pushpin_label_position  = right
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Goa, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|15|35|51|N|73|46|38|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [Goa](/source/Goa)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2       = [North Goa](/source/North_Goa)
| subdivision_type3        = [Taluka](/source/Talukas_of_Goa)
| subdivision_name3        = [Bardez](/source/Bardez)
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
| established_date        = 
| founder                 = 
| named_for               = 
| government_type         = Panchayat
| leader_title            = Sarpanch
| leader_name             = -
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| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_footnotes          = 
| area_rank               = 
| area_total_km2          = 
| elevation_footnotes     = 
| elevation_m             = 8
| population_total        = 4367
| population_as_of        = 2011
| population_rank         = 
| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_demonym      = Assagaonkar
| population_footnotes    = 
| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [Konkani](/source/Konkani_language)
| timezone1               = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code             = 403507
| registration_plate      = GA 03
| blank2_name_sec1        = Nearest city
| blank2_info_sec1        = [Mapusa](/source/Mapusa)
| blank3_name_sec1        = [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) constituency
| blank3_info_sec1        = [North Goa](/source/North_Goa_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| website                 = {{URL|goa.gov.in}} 
| footnotes               = 
}}

'''Assagao''' is a village in [Bardez](/source/Bardez), [Goa](/source/Goa), India located about 4&nbsp;kilometres west of [Mapusa](/source/Mapusa). It is known as the "Land of Flowers" as well as several other nicknames – "Goa’s South Extension", "Artist’s village", "The [Beverly Hills](/source/Beverly_Hills) of Goa", "Goa’s [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany)". The village is surrounded by hills. From Mapusa town, the road u-turns uphill and, while descending the pass in the small plateau, splits into two parallel roads: one which proceeds straight along the [St. Cajetan Church](/source/St._Cajetan_Church%2C_Assagao), Assagao Union High School to [Anjuna](/source/Anjuna) and the other, which passes by Pallottine [Seminary](/source/Seminary) and Panchayat Office straight to Badem. The popular beaches of [Anjuna](/source/Anjuna) and [Vagator](/source/Vagator) are to the west of Assagao.

==History==
Like all of Goa, Assagao was long held by the Portuguese. The early inhabitants of Assagao were [Saraswat Brahmins](/source/Saraswat_Brahmins) of the Atri gotra. There must have been others too. But all were invariably Hindu with Ravalnath being the presiding deity.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

==Education==
Assagao is home to educational institutions including [Agnel Institute of Technology and Design Engineering College](/source/Agnel_Institute_of_Technology_and_Design), [DMC College](/source/Dnyanprassarak_Mandal%E2%80%99s_College), Assagao Union High School and Government Primary Schools.

==Sports==
[Football](/source/Association_football) and [cricket](/source/cricket) are popular sports in the village. During Monsoon people play football, and an inter-ward football tournament is organised every year. Cricket is played during summer.

==Geography==
Assagao is located at {{coord|15|35|51|N|73|46|38|E}} at an elevation of {{convert|8|metres|feet}} above MSL.<ref>http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Assagao.html Map and weather of Assagao</ref>

==Places of interest==
* Assagao Heritage Walk
* [St. Cajetan church](/source/St._Cajetan_Church%2C_Assagao) is architecturally similar to St Alex's Church in [Calangute](/source/Calangute).
* Dossa-zor spring
* Ghatyeshwar Temple

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Assagao-19213.htm About Assagao]

Category:Villages in North Goa district

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