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Panaji (''Panaje'', pronounced , , Pangim in Portuguese, usually known as Panjim in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi River estuary in Tiswadi taluka. With a population of 114,405 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest city, ahead of Margao and Vasco da Gama. Panaji means "land that never floods". It has terraced hills, concrete buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs, churches, and a riverside promenade. There are avenues lined with gulmohar, acacia and other trees. The Baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located overlooking the main square known as Praça da Igreja. Colourful villas, cobbled streets and interesting buildings give Panaji a Portuguese ambience. ==Etymology== The word ''Panaji'' is derived from the words ''panjani'' and ''khali'', which mean ''a boat'' and ''a small creek'' respectively, in Sanskrit. Thus the modern word Panaji is a corrupt form of the old word ''Panjakhali'' as inscribed on the copper-plates found, belonging to the rule of Kadamba king ''Tribhuvanamalla''.〔Title: Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1; Publisher: Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, 1979 (Original from the University of Michigan, Digitised: 30 Aug 2008)〕 The city's present official name is ''Panaji''. The Portuguese current name was ''Pangim'', although officially named ''Nova Goa''. The city is called ''Panjim'' in English. It has been spelt ''Panaji'' since the 1960s. The city is called ''Ponnjé'' in Konkani. Earlier a small village on the river front, in 1843 the city had been renamed ''Nova Goa'' (Portuguese for "New Goa") when it officially replaced the city of Goa (now Old Goa) as the capital of Portuguese India, though the Viceroy had already moved there in 1759. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Panaji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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