Poinguinim
Village in Goa, India
Place in Goa, India
14°58′N 74°05′E / 14.967°N 74.083°E / 14.967; 74.083Poinguinim is a village in the Canacona taluka administrative region of Goa, India, near the Goa-Karnataka border,[1] and close to the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary. The village is home to a population of 6,625 people as of the 2011 census.
The name of the village derives from poi, a strip of low-lying land along a river or sea, or a narrow inlet that floods in high tide, and guim or guine, meaning low-lying area.[2]
See also
- Majali
- Sadishivgarh
- Karwar
- Ankola
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