Chapora River
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Chapora River is a river in northern Goa, India. It runs westward into the Arabian Sea at Chapora and demarcates the border between the North Goa talukas of Pernem and Bardez. The river originates at Ramghat in the neighbouring state of Maharashtra{{cite book|author=Teotonio R. De Souza|title=Goa Through the Ages: An economic history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwYDPnEjTb4C&pg=PA34|date=1 January 1990|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-259-0|page=34}} enters Goa and flows into the Arabian Sea. Vagator Beach, a tourist destination, is located at the estuary to the south, and to the north is the village of Morjim. There is a bridge across Chapora from Morjim to Siolim. The tributaries of Chapora include Anjuna River and Calna River.
In the 18th century, the river marked the boundary between Portuguese Goa and India.{{cite book|author=David Abram|title=Goa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGZRtj4OnccC&pg=PA159|year=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-84353-081-7|page=159}}
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See also
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{{Hydrography of Goa}}
Category:Rivers of Maharashtra
Category:Bodies of water of the Arabian Sea
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