Canacona (/'kaːɳkɔɳ/; Goan Konkani: काणकोण, kāṇkŏṇ) is a city and a municipal council in the district of South Goa, Goa state, India. Canacona taluka includes Patnem, Chaudi, Poinguinim, Loliem-Polem, Agonda, and Gaumdongre. Chaudi is the headquarters and the most developed town in this taluka. The famous Palolem Beach is located in Canacona.^[1]

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Canacona Kāṇkŏṇ
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Canacona Location in Goa, India Show map of Goa Canacona Canacona (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15.02°N 74.02°E / 15.02; 74.02
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Government
• MLA	Ramesh Tawadkar
• Chairperson	Ramakant Naik Gaunkar
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,434
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GA 10
Website	goa.gov.in

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Canacona is located at 15.02°N 74.02°E / 15.02; 74.02.^[2] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet). Canacona is the southernmost taluka of Goa.

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The historical name of Canacona is "Kanvapura"

Dnyna Prabodhini Mandal's Shree Mallikarjun College of Arts & Commerce located at Delem Canacona Goa. Affiliated to Goa University, is the prime educational institute of this taluka catering to higher educational needs of the area. There are two higher Secondaries in Canacona.^[3]

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[4] Canacona city had a population of 12,434. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Canacona has an average literacy rate of 89.31%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 93.09% and female literacy of 85.47%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. In addition to Konkani, Marathi is also spoken here by a minority.

Canacona is part of Canacona (Goa Assembly constituency) and South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).