Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu
Union territory
1987–2020
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Map of Daman and Diu
CapitalDaman
Area 
• 
112 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population 
• 
242,911
Government
Administrator 
• 1987 (first)
Gopal Singh
• 2019 (last)
Praful Khoda Patel
History 
• Established
30 May 1987
• Formation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
26 January 2020
Political subdivisions2 districts
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Goa, Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu (/dəˈmɑːn ...ˈd/; ) was a union territory in northwestern India. With an area of 112 km2 (43 sq mi), it was the smallest administrative subdivision of India on the mainland. The territory comprised two districts, Daman and Diu island, geographically separated by the Gulf of Khambat. The state of Gujarat and the Arabian Sea bordered the territory. A Portuguese colony since the 1500s, the territories were taken by India with the Annexation of Goa in 1961. Daman and Diu were administered as part of the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu between 1961 and 1987. After the Goa Opinion Poll, they became a separate union territory. In 2019, legislation was passed to merge the union territory of Daman and Diu with its neighbouring union territory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, to form the new union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu with effect from 26 January 2020.[1]

  1. ^ Staff, The ID (4 December 2019). "Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs merge for 'better admin efficiency, service': MoS Home". Indus Dictum. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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