Daman, India

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Daman
City
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Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°51′E / 20.42°N 72.85°E / 20.42; 72.85
Country	India
Union Territory	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
District	Daman
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Daman Municipal Council
• Member of Parliament	Lalubhai Patel
• Council President	Sonal Issuarlal Patel
Area
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	191,173
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Damanese or Damãocar
Languages[1]
• Official	Hindi, English
• Additional official	Gujarati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	DD-03
Sex ratio	1.69 ♂/♀
Website	dmcdaman.in

Daman is a city and also the administrative capital of the Indian of territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is a municipal council situated in the Daman district of the union territory.^[2]

The Daman Ganga River divides Daman into: Nani-Daman (Little Daman) and Moti-Daman (Big Daman). Despite its name, Nani-Daman is the larger of the two parts, while the old city is mainly in Moti-Daman. This holds most of the important entities, like the major hospitals, supermarkets, and major residential areas. Vapi, Gujarat, is the nearest city to Daman.^[3]