Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu are two small enclaves in Western India. Daman is a small city on the mouth of the Daman Ganga river bounded on all sides by the state of Gujarat, while Diu is a small island off the coast of Gujarat.

Cities

* Daman
* Diu

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Understand

Daman and Diu were under Portuguese occupation from 1539 to 1961, when the Indian government used military action to retake all the Portgese enclaves. Apart from Daman and Diu, Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli were “liberated” in this conflict. This area used to be a part of a larger union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu till Goa became a state by itself.

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District(s)     2
Established     1987-05-30
Capital     Daman
Administrator     Arun Mathur
Population
• Density     158,059 (36th)
• 1,216 /km2 (3,149 /sq mi)
Language(s)     Gujarati, Marathi, English
Time zone     IST (UTC+5:30)
Area     130 km2 (50 sq mi)
ISO 3166-2     IN-DD