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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Assagao<br />
| other_name = Asganv<br />
| nickname = Land Of Flowers<br />
| settlement_type = village<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Goa#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Goa, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|15|35|51|N|73|46|38|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Goa]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Goa]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Talukas of Goa|Taluka]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bardez]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = Panchayat<br />
| leader_title = Sarpanch<br />
| leader_name = Jallinder Gaonkar<br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 8<br />
| population_total = 4367<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = Assagaonkar<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Konkani language|Konkani]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 403507<br />
| registration_plate = GA 03<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Mapusa]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)|North Goa]]<br />
| website = {{URL|goa.gov.in}} <br />
| footnotes = <br />
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'''Assagao''' is a village in [[Bardez]], [[Goa]], India located about 4&nbsp;kilometres west of [[Mapusa]]. Assagao is known as the Land of Flowers as well as several other nicknames – “Goa’s South Extension”, ‘Artist’s village’, “The Beverly Hills of Goa”, “Goa’s 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, Assagao|St. Cajetan Church]], [[Assagao Union High School]] to [[Anjuna]] and the other, which passes by Pallottine [[Seminary]] and Panchayat Office straight to Badem. The popular beaches of [[Anjuna]] and [[Vagator]] are to the west of Assagao.<br />
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==History==<br />
Like all of Goa, Assagao was long held by the Portuguese. The early inhabitants of Assagao were [[Saraswat Brahmins]] of the Atri gotra. There must have been others too. But all were invariably Hindu with Ravalnath being the presiding deity.<br />
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==Education==<br />
Assagao is home to educational institutions including [[Agnel Institute of Technology and Design|Agnel Institute of Technology and Design Engineering College]], [[Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College|DMC College]], [[Assagao Union High School]] and Government Primary Schools.<br />
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==Sports==<br />
[[Association football|Football]] and [[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.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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><br />
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==Places of interest==<br />
* Mint Royale Resort near Anjuna Beach<br />
* Assagao Heritage Walk<br />
* [[St. Cajetan Church, Assagao|St. Cajetan church]] is architecturally similar to St Alex's Church in [[Calangute]].<br />
* Dossa-zor spring<br />
* SWAN Yoga Retreat<br />
* Ghatyeshwar Temple<br />
* Purple Valley Yoga Retreat<br />
* Redbrickshop - see weaves & crafts of India<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Assagao-19213.htm About Assagao]<br />
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[[Category:Villages in North Goa district]]<br />
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