A union territory of northwest India on the Arabian Sea. It comprises two former Portuguese colonies, which were annexed by India in 1962 and administered jointly with Goa from 1962 to 1987, when Goa became a separate state.
Daman and Diu
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Daman and Diu (dəmän', dē'ū) , union territory (2001 provisional pop. 158,059), 50 sq mi (130 sq km), W India, on the Arabian Sea, composed of two former Portuguese colonies seized by India in 1961. Daman and Diu were administered jointly with Goa as the union territory of Goa–Daman and Diu until 1987, when Goa became a separate state. It is administered by the home minister of the central Indian government. The major language is Gujarati.
Daman, Port. Damão (1991 pop. 62,101), c.30 sq mi (80 sq km), at the mouth of the Daman River on the Gulf of Khambat, was acquired by the Portuguese in 1588. It consisted of a coastal section, Daman proper, and a detached inland section, Nagar Haveli, which in 1961 became part of the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Before the decline of Portuguese power in the 18th cent. Daman enjoyed a large overseas trade. Rice, wheat, and tobacco are the chief crops; fishing is important.
Diu (1991 pop. 39,485), c.20 sq mi (50 sq km), consisting of Diu island and a small area on the coast of the nearby Kathiawar Peninsula, was acquired by Portugal in 1535. Diu town has several splendid Catholic churches built before overseas trade declined in the late 18th cent. Fishing is the principal occupation, and salt is produced. Tourism is important for both regions; Diu has famous beaches.
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| Country |  India |
| 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 |
Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°E
Daman and Diu (Gujarati: દમણ અને દિવ, Marathi: दमण आणि दीव, Portuguese: 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 incorporated into the Republic of India on December 19, 1961, by military conquest; Portugal did not recognize the Indian annexation of 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.
Gujarati and Marathi are the official[1] and main languages[2][3]. The use of Portuguese goes on declining because it is no longer official nor taught at school, though a number of elder people can still understand it, some even preferring it for discourse at home. In addition to standard Portuguese, there are two also shrinking 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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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1951 | 49,000 |
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| 1961 | 37,000 | -24.5% | |
| 1971 | 63,000 | 70.3% | |
| 1981 | 79,000 | 25.4% | |
| 1991 | 102,000 | 29.1% | |
| 2001 | 158,000 | 54.9% | |
| Source:Census of India[4] | |||
- Diu
- Daman District, an area of 50 sq mi or 130 km².
It should be noted that Daman refers only to the city, which lies in the larger Daman District.
Economy
Daman and Diu's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $156 million in current prices.
See also
External links
- Daman Administration's Official Website
- Daman Online Website
- Diu Tourism's Official Website
- Daman and Diu at wikitravel
- Commissioner Linguistic Minorities; 42nd Report; July 2003 to June 2004
Notes
- ^ The Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987
- ^ Tourism of India: Daman and Diu
- ^ Daman & Diu
- ^ "Census Population" (PDF). Census of India. Ministry of Finance India. http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-12-18.
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