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The state of Goa is the 25th state of the Union Union and has a legislative assembly with a strength of 40 elected members. Goa also has 3 elected members to the Parliament in New Delhi. The Governor is the official head of state and is appointed by the President of India. The Chief Minister heads the council of ministers and is democratically elected and forms the government and is responsible for policies of the government during his reign.

For administrative purposes Goa is divided into two districts- North Goa and South Goa with headquarters at Panaji and Margao respectively together with six divisions and a further sub-divided into 11-talukas, which are as follows:

Ilhas
Bardez
Salcete
Ponda
Mormugao
Bicholim
Sattari
Pernem
Quepem
Sanguem
Canacona

The Talukas comprise of towns and villages, most of which have their own governing body-the Panchayat. Some towns also have municipal councils. The most recent statistics put the total number of villages in Goa to be 383 with a total of of 188 village panchayats. There are 31 towns with about 14 municipal councils.