Daman and Diu

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Daman and Diu
Image:IndiaDamanDiu.png Location of Daman and Diu
Capital	Daman 20.25° N 72.57° E
Abbreviation	IN-DD
Official languages	Gujarati, Marathi, English
Administrator	Arun Mathur
Formation	1987-05-30
Area	122 km² (6th)
Population (2001)	158,059 (6th)
Density	1,411/km²
Districts	2
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Image:Damanseal.png Seal of Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu (Gujarati: દમણ અને દિવ, Marathi: दमण आणि दीव) 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; 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.

Marathi and Gujarati are the main languages[1][2]; the use of Portuguese is declining because it is no longer official nor taught at school (but it is still spoken by 10% in Daman). There are Portuguese-based creole languages in Daman (known as Língua da Casa, "Home Language") and Diu (Língua dos Velhos, "Elder's Language").

Contents 1 Districts 2 Economy 3 External links 4 See also

Districts

• Daman, India
• Diu
• Daman

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.

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