{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities for details --> {{Infobox settlement | name = Candola | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Chapel of St. Cruz, Candola.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Chapel of St. Cruz, Candola (1784)<br />is the oldest structure in the village | mapframe = yes | pushpin_map = India Goa#India3 | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Goa, India | coordinates = {{coord|15.513936|N|73.967842|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Goa | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = North Goa | subdivision_type3 = Sub-District | subdivision_name3 = Ponda | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = 1784 | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Village Panchayat | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 5,354<ref>Candola Population Census 2011 - 2021</ref> | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Candoli, Candolkar | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Konkani | demographics1_title2 = Former Official | demographics1_info2 = Portuguese | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 403107 | registration_plate = GA | website = {{URL|www.vpbetquicandola.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Candola''' is a village and census town in Ponda Sub-District, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is located in the ''Novas Conquistas'' region of the state.<ref name=":0">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Candola,+Goa+403107/@15.5235593,73.9487754,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bbfbdb12782b933:0xf94e1677d7077bcf!8m2!3d15.5233148!4d73.9624327 Candola on Google maps].</ref>
== History == Candola was founded by the Portuguese, in 1783, after Raja Bahadur Khem Savant III from the Kingdom of Sawantwadi ceded its lands to Portugal, in order to receive military help against the Kingdom of Kolhapur.
== Geography == The Mandovi River flows to through village's East and North, separating it from the village of Amona. Another waterbody - the Cumbarjua Canal, which is a distributary of the Mandovi, flows on its North-Western border, separating it from the island of St Estevam. There is a bridge over River, connecting it to the inner parts of Goa, and another over the canal, connecting it to the island.<ref name=":0" />
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Category:Cities and towns in North Goa district Category:Villages in North Goa district
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