Silvassa

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Silvassa
City
Silvassa Townhall
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Coordinates: 20°16′15″N 73°00′18″E / 20.2708162°N 73.0049524°E / 20.2708162; 73.0049524
Country	India
Union territory	DNDD
District	Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Silvassa Municipal Council
• Mayor	Rakeshsinh Chauhan
Area
• Total	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	98,266
• Density	6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi English
• Additional official	Gujarati[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	0260
Vehicle registration	DD-01
Website	dnh.gov.in

Silvassa is a city and the headquarters of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district in Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India. It is today the largest city in the union territory. The city was chosen as one of the hundred Indian cities in Government of India's flagship Smart Cities Mission.