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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Curtorim
| other_name =
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Goa, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.28|N|74.03|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Goa government banner.png}} [[Goa]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[South Goa]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsils of India|Sub-district]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Salcete]]
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| governing_body = Panchayat
| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco
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| elevation_m = 33
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Konkani language|Konkani]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = GA-08
| website = {{URL|goa.gov.in}}
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'''Curtorim''' is a town in the [[Salcette]] [[Tehsil|taluka]] of [[South Goa district]] in [[Goa]], India.It comes under [[Margao]] [[Metropolitan area|metropolitan]] [[region]]. Curtorim, a verdant agrarian village, known as the "granary of Salcete", is said to have got its name from either ''{{transl|kok|kuddtari}}'' or ''{{transl|kok|kuddtoddi}}'' since the agricultural village had ''{{transl|kok|kudds}}'' (rooms) built on the river bank (''{{transl|kok|toddir}}'') to store kharif and rabi crops.<ref name="TOI">{{Citation|title=Deep in the heart of Salcete's granary|date=2016-05-31|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/Deep-in-the-heart-of-Salcetes-granary/articleshow/52511705.cms|author=Gary Azavedo|work=[[The Times of India|TOI]]|access-date=2017-07-06}}
</ref>

== Geography ==
Curtorim is located at {{coord|15.28|N|74.03|E}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|33|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>
{{Citation
| url = http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Curtorim.html
| title = Curtorim, India Page
| work = Falling Rain Genomics, Inc
| access-date = 2017-07-06
}}
</ref>

== History ==
A [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper-plate inscription]] was issued by King Viramarmadeva of the [[Kadamba dynasty]] in 1049 CE concerning a grant of a piece of land called "Tudukapura" in "Kudtarika agrahara" of "Chhat sathi desha". This inscription suggests that "Kudatari" or modern Curtorim was known as "Kudatarika" then. "Chhat sathi" refers to modern [[Salcete]], known as {{transl|kok|Sashti}} in the local [[Konkani language]]. It had an '[[Agrahara]]', which means an education centre or a university in the modern sense, and was started most probably by the said monarch Viramarmadeva or by Sasthadeva II or Guhalladeva II of [[Kadambas of Goa|Goa Kadamba dynasty]].<ref name="SG">
{{Citation
| author = S. G. Kadamb
| title = Sources of History of the Kadambas of Goa: Inscriptions
| year = 2013
| publisher = Broadway Publishing House
| location = [[Panaji|Panjim]]
| isbn = 9789380837314
| pages = 1–14
| edition = first
}}
</ref>

== Religion ==

Curtorim has a predominantly [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] population. The Church of [[Alexius of Rome|St. Alex]] is the main feature of the village. It is one of the oldest churches in Goa. It was built in 1597 midst a scenic natural backdrop of a lake Angoddi Tollem across the woods on the site of an ancient [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to the [[deity]] [[Ravalnath]] (a form of Lord [[Shiva]]). The remains of the ancient temple of Ravalnath are still visible today.<ref>
{{Citation
| author = Sandesh Prabhudesai
| url = http://www.goanews.com/geo.htm#CHURCHES
| title = Goa in Brief
| work = Goa News
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061107054424/http://www.goanews.com/geo.htm#CHURCHES
| archive-date = 2006-11-07
| access-date = 2017-07-06
}}
</ref> The church of St Alex was first a chapel; in 1808 it was converted to a parish church. This location once housed the "Kudtari/Kundodari" Mahamaya temple deities, now currently located at Ghudo Avadem. Although the feast of the patron Saint Alex is celebrated with great fervour on 17 July, it is the feast of [[Our Lady of Guadalupe]] on 18 December that is extremely popular amongst the villagers as the "Feast of O" or "kelleam fest" (feast of bananas).<ref name="TOI"/>

Minorities include Hindus. The Shanta Durga Chamundeshwari Temple is one among the few temples in the village and is located in the same vicinity as the Church of St. Alex.

== Politics ==
The first [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Curtorim was Mr Enio Pimenta who also was a prominent freedom fighter. Distinguished people from this village include Gen. [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]], who was the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|ex-chief of the Indian Army Staff]] and [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] from 2004 to 2010 and former South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha.<ref name="TOI"/> {{As of|2018|7}}, the MLA is Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco.<ref>{{Citation
| url = http://goaassembly.gov.in/member.php?id=53&flag=MLA
| title = MLA – Shri. Alexio Lourenco
| work = Goa Legislative Assembly
| publisher = Government of Goa
| access-date = 30 July 2018
}}
</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in South Goa district]]
[[Category:Comunidades of Goa]]

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