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Daman & Diu

Daman and Diu
  • दामांव आनी दीव (Konkani)
    દમણ અને દીવ (Gujarati)
    दमण और दीव (Hindi)
Union territory
Official logo of Daman and Diu
Seal of Daman and Diu
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Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°E / 20.42; 72.83Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°E / 20.42; 72.83
Country  India
Established 30 May 1987
Capital Daman
Government
 • Member of Parliament Lalubhai Patel
 • Administrator Praful Khoda Patel
Area
 • Total 102 km2 (39 sq mi)
Area rank 35th
Population (2011)
 • Total 242,911
 • Rank 6th (among union territories)
 • Density 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Konkani
Gujarati
Hindi
English
 • Additional official None
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-DD
No. of districts 2
HDI Increase 0.754 (2005)
HDI Category high
Sex ratio 1.61 /

Daman and Diu /dəˈmɑːn/ & /ˈd/ (About this sound locally ) is a coastal union territory in India, which was part of the Portuguese colony of Goa until 1961.

For over 450 years, the coastal enclaves of Daman (Portuguese: Damão) and Diu on the Arabian Sea coast were part of Portuguese India, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman and Diu were incorporated into the Republic of India on December 19, 1961, by military conquest. Portugal did not recognise the Indian annexation of these territories until 1974.

The territory of "Goa, Daman and Diu" was administered as a single union territory until 1987, when Goa was granted statehood, leaving Daman and Diu as a separate union territory. Each enclave constitutes one of the union territory's two districts. Daman and Diu are approximately 650 kilometres away from each other by road.


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