Silvassa

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Silvassa Paço de Arcos[1]
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
Founded by	Governor Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva[2][3]
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[4]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	0260
Vehicle registration	DD-01
Website	dnh.gov.in

Silvassa formerly known as Paço de Arcos is a city and municipality in western India, and the headquarters of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district. It was a part of the Daman district of the former Portuguese India, and is today the largest city in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Many large companies have established their manufacturing units there. The city has a large number of factories providing significant government revenue, which allows the city to maintain a low level of taxation. The city was chosen as one of the hundred Indian cities in Government of India's flagship Smart Cities Mission.