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Daman and Diu દમણ અને દીવ दमण आणि दीव
Union Territory
Country	India
State	Daman and Diu
Established	1987-05-30
Capital	Daman
Government
• Administrator	Shri B.S. Bhalla, IAS
Area
• Total	102 km (39 sq mi)
• Rank	5th (among u.t.)
Population
• Total	242,911
• Rank	6th (among union territories)
• Density	2,400/km (6,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Marathi, Gujarati, Portuguese, English, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-DD
No. of districts	2
HDI	0.754 (2005)
HDI Category	high

Daman and Diu /dəˈmɑːnˈdiːuː/ (locally; Hindi: दमन और दीव, Gujarati: દમણ અને દીવ, Template:Lang-mr, Template:Lang-pt Template:IPA-pt) is a union territory in India.

Background

For over 450 years, the coastal enclaves of Daman 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 19 December 1961 by military conquest. Portugal did not recognize the Indian annexation of these territories until 1974.

The territory of "Goa, Daman, and Diu" were 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 640 kilometers away from each other.

English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi are the official and main languages. The use of Portuguese is in decline because it is no longer taught at school, though a number of elderly people can still understand it, some even preferring to speak it at home. In addition to standard Portuguese, there are also two dying Portuguese-based creole languages in Daman (known as Língua da Casa, "Home Language") and Diu (Língua dos Velhos, "Elders' Language"). English is increasingly accepted for official purposes.

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Administration

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Districts

• Diu District, an area of 40 km². The main settlement is the town of Diu.
• Daman District, an area of 28 sq mi or 72 km². The main settlement is the city of Daman.

Economy

Daman and Diu's gross state domestic product for 2005 is estimated at $156 million in current prices.

Education

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Demographics

In the 2011 census, the lowest female to male ratio in India (618 females per thousand males) was recorded in Daman and Diu. The Daman district, with a female to male ratio of 533, is among the lowest of all the districts in India.

Transportation

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Media & communications

Print media

Gujarati

• Gujarat Samachar
• Gujarat Today
• Gujarat Mitra
• Divya Bhaskar
• Akila Daily

English

• Deccan Chronicle
• The Times of India
• Hindustan Times
• The Hindu
• The Business Line
• The Economic Times
• The New Indian Express
• The Hans India

Hindi

• Nava Bharat
• Dainik Jagran
• Nai Dunia
• Jansatta
• Sanmarg

Telecommunications

• Airtel, Aircell, BSNL, Idea Cellular, Reliance Mobile, Tata Docomo, Vodafone etc.
• Satellite Television:
• Airtel digital TV, Dish TV, Reliance Digital TV, TATA Sky.
• Radio:
• All India Radio, FM.

See also

• Battle of Diu
• Damania

Notes

1. The Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987
2. Tourism of India: Daman and Diu
3. Daman & Diu
4. "Ranking of States and Union territories by population size : 1991 and 2001" (PDF). Government of India (2001). Census of India. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2012-05-12.

External links

• Daman Administration's Official Website
• Daman Online Website
• Daman and Diu Tourism's Official Website
• Commissioner Linguistic Minorities; 42nd Report; July 2003 to June 2004
• Diu Tourism

v t e Places adjacent to Daman and Diu
Arabian Sea Daman and Diu Gujarat

v t e Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Capital	Daman
Districts	Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman Diu
Major towns	Dadra Daman Diu Silvassa
History	Battle of Diu (1509) Siege of Diu (1531) Treaty of Bassein (1534) Siege of Diu (1538) Siege of Diu (1546) Diu Fortress Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Annexation of Goa Goa, Daman and Diu Daman and Diu
Languages	Gujarati Marathi Konkani Varli Bhili Hindi Daman and Diu Portuguese Creole
Others	Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Lok Sabha constituency) Daman and Diu (Lok Sabha constituency)

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v t e Portuguese Empire
North Africa 15th century 1415–1640 Ceuta 1458–1550 Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir) 1471–1550 Arzila (Asilah) 1471–1662 Tangier 1485–1550 Mazagan (El Jadida) 1487–16th century Ouadane 1488–1541 Safim (Safi) 1489 Graciosa 16th century 1505–1541 Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (Agadir) 1506–1525 Mogador (Essaouira) 1506–1525 Aguz (Souira Guedima) 1506–1769 Mazagan (El Jadida) 1513–1541 Azamor (Azemmour) 1515–1541 São João da Mamora (Mehdya) 1577–1589 Arzila (Asilah)
Sub-Saharan Africa 15th century 1455–1633 Arguim 1462–1975 Cape Verde 1470–1975 São Tomé 1471–1975 Príncipe 1474–1778 Annobón 1478–1778 Fernando Poo (Bioko) 1482–1637 Elmina (São Jorge da Mina) 1482–1642 Portuguese Gold Coast 1498–1540 Mascarene Islands 16th century 1500–1630 Malindi 1501–1975 Portuguese Mozambique 1502–1659 Saint Helena 1503–1698 Zanzibar 1505–1512 Quíloa (Kilwa) 1506–1511 Socotra 1508–1547 Madagascar 1557–1578 Accra 1575–1975 Portuguese Angola 1588–1974 Cacheu 1593–1698 Mombassa (Mombasa) 17th century 1645–1888 Ziguinchor 1680–1961 São João Baptista de Ajudá, Benin 1687–1974 Bissau 18th century 1728–1729 Mombassa (Mombasa) 1753–1975 Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe 19th century 1879–1974 Portuguese Guinea 1885–1974 Portuguese Congo Part of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1753. Or 1600. A factory (Anosy Region) and small temporary coastal bases. Part of Portuguese Guinea from 1879. Part of Portuguese Angola from the 1920s.
Middle East 16th century 1506–1615 Gamru (Bandar Abbas) 1507–1643 Sohar 1515–1622 Hormuz (Ormus) 1515–1648 Quriyat 1515–? Qalhat 1515–1650 Muscat 1515?–? Barka 1515–1633? Julfar (Ras al-Khaimah) 1521–1602 Bahrain (Muharraq • Manama) 1521–1529? Qatif 1521?–1551? Tarut Island 1550–1551 Qatif 1588–1648 Matrah 17th century 1620–? Khor Fakkan 1621?–? As Sib 1621–1622 Qeshm 1623–? Khasab 1623–? Libedia 1624–? Kalba 1624–? Madha 1624–1648 Dibba Al-Hisn 1624?–? Bandar-e Kong
South Asia 15th century 1498–1545 Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) 16th century Portuguese India  • 1500–1663 Cochim (Kochi)  • 1501–1663 Cannanore (Kannur)  • 1502–1658  1659–1661 Quilon (Coulão / Kollam)  • 1502–1661 Pallipuram (Cochin de Cima)  • 1507–1657 Negapatam (Nagapatnam)  • 1510–1961 Goa  • 1512–1525  1750 Calicut (Kozhikode)  • 1518–1619 Portuguese Paliacate outpost (Pulicat)  • 1521–1740 Chaul   (Portuguese India)  • 1523–1662 Mylapore  • 1528–1666 Chittagong (Porto Grande De Bengala)  • 1531–1571 Chaul  • 1531–1571 Chalé  • 1534–1601 Salsette Island  • 1534–1661 Bombay (Mumbai)  • 1535 Ponnani  • 1535–1739 Baçaím (Vasai-Virar)  • 1536–1662 Cranganore (Kodungallur)  • 1540–1612 Surat  • 1548–1658 Tuticorin (Thoothukudi)  • 1559–1961 Daman and Diu  • 1568–1659 Mangalore   (Portuguese India)  • 1579–1632 Hugli  • 1598–1610 Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam) 1518–1521 Maldives 1518–1658 Portuguese Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1558–1573 Maldives 17th century Portuguese India  • 1687–1749 Mylapore 18th century Portuguese India  • 1779–1954 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
East Asia and Oceania 16th century 1511–1641 Portuguese Malacca 1512–1621 Maluku  • 1522–1575  Ternate  • 1576–1605  Ambon  • 1578–1650  Tidore 1512–1665 Makassar 1515–1859 Larantuka 1557–1999 Macau 1580–1586 Nagasaki 17th century 1642–1975 Portuguese Timor (East Timor) 19th century Portuguese Macau  • 1864–1999 Coloane  • 1851–1999 Taipa  • 1890–1999 Ilha Verde 20th century Portuguese Macau  • 1938–1941 Lapa and Montanha (Hengqin) 1975 is the year of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequent invasion by Indonesia. In 2002, East Timor's independence was fully recognized.
North America and North Atlantic 15th century 1420 Madeira 1432 Azores 16th century 1500–1579? Terra Nova (Newfoundland) 1500–1579? Labrador 1516–1579? Nova Scotia
South America and Caribbean 16th century 1500–1822 Brazil  • 1534–1549  Captaincy Colonies of Brazil  • 1549–1572  Brazil  • 1572–1578  Bahia  • 1572–1578  Rio de Janeiro  • 1578–1607  Brazil  • 1621–1815  Brazil 1536–1620 Barbados 17th century 1621–1751 Maranhão 1680–1777 Nova Colónia do Sacramento 18th century 1751–1772 Grão-Pará and Maranhão 1772–1775 Grão-Pará and Rio Negro 1772–1775 Maranhão and Piauí 19th century 1808–1822 Cisplatina (Uruguay) 1809–1817 Portuguese Guiana (Amapá) 1822 Upper Peru (Bolivia)
Armorial of Portuguese colonies Evolution of the Portuguese Empire Portuguese colonial architecture Portuguese colonization of the Americas Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago Portuguese India Theory of the Portuguese discovery of Australia

• Ill-formatted IPAc-en transclusions
• Daman and Diu
• States and territories of India
• Union Territories of India
• Diu, India
• Gulf of Khambhat
• Arabian Sea
• States and territories established in 1987
• Former Portuguese colonies