Goa, Daman and Diu (, ) was a
union territory
Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...
of the
Republic of India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by ...
established in 1961 following the
liberation of Portuguese India, with Maj Gen
K P Candeth as its first governor. The
Goa portion of the territory was granted full statehood within the Indian union on 30 May 1987,
Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu (; ) was a union territory in northwestern India. With an area of , it was the smallest administrative subdivision of India on the mainland. The territory comprised two districts, Daman and Diu Island, geographically separated ...
remained a separate territory until December 2019, when it was merged with
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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; and ...
and is today the territory of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory in India. The territory was constituted through the merger of the former territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Plans for the proposed merger were announced by th ...
(Damaon, Dio & Silvassa).
The areas of Goa and
Damaon are located at the southern and northern edges of the
Konkan region, the two geographically separated from each other by land and sea, the two areas were among the many other possessions that were ruled over for centuries by the
Portuguese in Goa and Bombay.
For the purposes of
local administration under Indian administration, the territory was divided into three districts; namely Goa,
Damaon, and
Dio district, with the capital at
Panjim.
Goa Vidhan Sabha
Lieutenant governors of Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Goa, along with Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu (; ) was a union territory in northwestern India. With an area of , it was the smallest administrative subdivision of India on the mainland. The territory comprised two districts, Daman and Diu Island, geographically separated ...
was a Union Territory
Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...
of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.
Chief Ministers of Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
References
Former union territories of India
Portuguese India
History of Goa (1961–present)
20th century in Portuguese India
States and territories disestablished in 1987
History of Daman and Diu
States and territories established in 1961
1961 disestablishments in Portuguese India
1961 establishments in India
1987 disestablishments in India
Former states and territories of India
India–Portugal relations
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