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Daman and Diu (/ d ə ˈ m ɑː n ... ˈ d iː uː /; locally ⓘ) was a union territory in northwestern India.With an area of 112 km 2 (43 sq mi), it was the smallest administrative subdivision of India on the mainland.
Map of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, showing its three districts as well as general location within India. Daman and Diu were Portuguese colonies from the 1520s until annexed by India on 19 December 1961. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were Portuguese territories from 1779 until annexed by the Indian army on 11 August 1961.
Daman is a city and the administrative capital of the Indian territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is a municipal council situated in the Daman district of the union territory. [2] The Daman Ganga River divides Daman into: Nani-Daman (Little Daman) and Moti-Daman (Big Daman). Despite its name, Nani-Daman is the larger of the ...
Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a district of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India.It is composed of two separate geographical entities: Nagar Haveli, wedged in between Maharashtra and Gujarat states 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north-west, and the smaller enclave of Dadra, which is surrounded by Gujarat.
Daman district / d ə ˈ m ɑː n / (formerly Distrito de Damão), is one of four districts of the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. [3] It is located on the west coast of India and is surrounded by the Valsad district of the Gujarat state to the north, east and south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west.
Diu (/ ˈ d iː uː /), also known as Diu Town, is a medieval fortified town in Diu district in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. Diu district is the tenth least populated district of India. The town of Diu lies at the eastern end of Diu Island and is known for its fortress and old Portuguese cathedral. It ...
Goa, Daman and Diu (Konkani: Goem, Damanv ani Diu, Portuguese: Goa, Damão e Dio) was a union territory of the Republic of India established in 1961 following the liberation of Portuguese India, with Maj Gen K P Candeth as its first governor.
Diu district / ˈ d iː uː / is one of the three districts of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu of India. [8] The district is made up of Diu Island and two small enclaves of Simbor and Gogola , at the border with the state of Gujarat .