Dadra and Nagar HaveliDadra and Nagar Haveli was a union territory in western India. With an area of 491 km (190 sq mi), it consisted of two geographically separate enclaves, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, situated between the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Silvassa was the capital and principal settlement. The territory was predominantly rural and was known for its large Adivasi population and forested landscape.
Daman district, IndiaDistrict in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, IndiaDaman districtDistrictDaman districtDaman district headquartersShow map of IndiaDaman districtDaman district (Gujarat)Show map of GujaratCoordinates: 20°25′N 72°53′E / 20.41°N 72.89°E / 20.41; 72.89Country IndiaUnion territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuTehsilDaman TehsilHeadquartersDamanGovernment • District CollectorRakesh Minhas, IASArea • Total72 km2 (28 sq mi)Elevation0 m (0 ft)Population (2011) • Total191,173 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)Languages • OfficialHindi, English • Additional officialGujaratiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Sex ratio1.69 ♂/♀Websitehttp://daman.nic.in/ Daman district (English: /də'mɑːn/, Gujarati: [d̪əmən]) is one of three districts of the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Portuguese IndiaState of the Portuguese Empire (1505–1961)Today part ofIndiaBangladeshMaldivesThe State of India, also known as the Portuguese State of India or Portuguese India, was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded seven years after the discovery of the sea route to the Indian subcontinent by Vasco da Gama, a subject of the Kingdom of Portugal.
Goa, Daman and DiuGoa, 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 annexation of Portuguese India, with Maj Gen K P Candeth as its first governor.
Union territoryAmong the states and union territories of India, a union territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own state government systems. Unlike states, union territories do not have their own full-fledged government but are administered by a lieutenant governor or administrator appointed by the president of India.
Diu IslandDiu Island is an island off the southern coast of Gujarat's Kathiawar peninsula, separated from the mainland by a tidal creek. It has an area of 38 km, and a population of 44,110 (2001 census, so not current numbers and most likely be much more today). Administratively it belongs to the Diu district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory of India, both Daman and Diu share the same elected representative as the member of parliament.
GujaratGujarat (Gujarati: Gujarāt, pronounced [ˈɡudʒəɾaːt] ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about 2,340 km (1,450 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 mi2); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million in 2011.
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Indian annexation of GoaBelligerentsIndiaPortugalPortuguese IndiaCommanders and leadersRajendra PrasadJawaharlal NehruV. K. Krishna MenonJayanto Nath ChaudhuriAVMErlic PintoMaj. Gen.K. P. CandethAntónio SalazarM.
Arabian SeaMax. width2,400 km (1,500 mi)Surface area3,862,000 km (1,491,000 sq mi) (3,600,000–4,600,000 km in various sources)Max.
Goa Opinion Poll DayThe Goa Opinion Poll Day, also known as Asmitai Dis (transl. Identity Day), was a referendum held in newly annexed union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in India, on 16 January 1967, to deal with the Konkani language agitation and to decide the future of Goa.
Gulf of KhambhātThe Gulf of Khambhāt (Gujarati:), also known as the Gulf of Cambay, is a bay on the Arabian Sea coast of India, bordering the state of Gujarat, just north of Mumbai and the Diu Island. The Gulf of Khambhāt is about 200 km (120 mi) long, about 20 km (12 mi) wide in the north and up to 70 km (43 mi) wide in the south. Major rivers draining Gujarat are the Narmada, Tapti, Mahi and the Sabarmati, that form estuaries in the gulf.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.