Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu ({{lang-pt|Damão e Diu}}) is a union territory in India. For over 450 years these coastal enclaves on the Arabian Sea coast were part of Portuguese India, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman, and Diu were occupied by the Republic of India on December 19, 1961; Portugal did not recognize Indian rule in these territories until 1974. Goa, Daman, and Diu were administered as part of 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

Daman, also known as Damão, is an enclave on the western coast of India, surrounded by Valsad district of Gujarat on the north, east and south and the Arabian Sea to the west. The district has an area of 72 km², and a population of 113,949 (2001 census), which increased 83% between 1991 and 2001. Daman lies at the mouth of the Daman Ganga River. Major industries have factories here. The closest railway station is Vapi (7 km). It is also famous for its beach, Portuguese architecture, and church, and for the scenic beauty in the twin cities of Nani-Daman and Moti-Daman, which lie opposite each other across the Daman Ganga. The chief occupation has been fishing. The city of Surat lies to the north, and Mumbai lies approximately 160 km (100 mi) south of Daman on the Arabian Sea coast in Maharashtra state.

Related Topics:
Valsad - Gujarat - Daman Ganga River - Vapi - Surat - Mumbai - Maharashtra

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Daman was occupied by the Portuguese in 1531, and was formally ceded to Portugal in 1539 by the Sultan of Gujarat. It remained a Portuguese possession until it was occupied by Indian forces on 19 December 1961.

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19 December - 1961

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Daman city ie Moti Daman and Nani Daman which was once connected with a bridge over Damanganga collapsed during Monsoon on 28th August 2003. Several Children and Teachers of Convent School, Moti Daman died. The Government Constructed a New Bridge Costing 80 Million Rupees was washed away within 3 months of its Inaugration again because of the torrential Monsoon rains.

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Recently many families started immigrating to London via Portugal for a better life.

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