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judicial capital of Goa. The High Court of Bombay at Goa (Bombay High Court – Panaji Bench) is now functioning from here in a new building complex overlooking the Mandovi river. Earlier it was functioning from the Lyceum complex in Panaji. Porvorim is situated on the right bank (north bank) of the
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Porvorim is situated on the banks of the river Mandovi, with an excellent view of the state capital Panaji from the Mandovi bridge. Porvorim is home to several educational institutions, including the prominent Vidya Probhodhini Education Society, with pre-primary, primary, high school and senior
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of the village of Socorro. Ecclesiastically speaking, the parish church was Nossa Senhora do Socorro, at Zosvaddo, Socorro; Porvorim was served by the Candelaria chapel near the market, and by the Holy Family chapel (now an independent church) higher up, in Alto Porvorim.
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Historically, Porvorim was originally centered on the village market at the crossroad between the Panaji–Mapusa highway and the Socorro–Sangolda road. It used to be the
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and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in porvorim.(Alto – Portuguese word meaning high or upper). It is also the
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Porvorim is home to many old as well as new beautiful landmarks. Porovorim houses the Goa's biggest mall situated on the national highway.
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is located on the opposite bank. Porvorim is considered an upmarket residential hub as it lies on the
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Vidya Prabodhini Parivar's L.D. Samant High School with Vidya Prabodhini Higher Secondary School
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Porvorim is now particularly a residential area with educational institutions around.
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Porvorim is home to several educational and other governmental institutes.
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It was the ancestral home of eminent Goans such as Fr.
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Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
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Porvorim is located in Goa
Porvorim is located in India
15°32′17″N 73°49′52″E / 15.538°N 73.831°E / 15.538; 73.831
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