Daman and Diu
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Daman and Diu |
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| Union territory | ||
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| Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°ECoordinates: 20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°E | ||
| Country |
 India
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| 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 | ||
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Konkani Gujarati Hindi English |
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| • Additional official | None | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-DD | |
| No. of districts | 2 | |
| HDI |
 0.754 (2005) |
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| HDI Category | high | |
| Sex ratio | 1.61 ♂/♀ | |
| Population growth | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1951 | 49,000 |
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| 1961 | 37,000 | -24.5% | |
| 1971 | 63,000 | 70.3% | |
| 1981 | 79,000 | 25.4% | |
| 1991 | 102,000 | 29.1% | |
| 2001 | 158,000 | 54.9% | |
| Source:Census of India | |||
Daman and Diu /dəˈmɑːn/ & /ˈdiːuː/ (
locally ) is a coastal union territory in India, which was once a part of the Portuguese Empire's neighbouring colony of Goa.
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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