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Daman
—  capital  —
Daman Location of Daman in Daman and Diu
Coordinates	20°25′N 72°51′E / 20.42°N 72.85°E / 20.42; 72.85Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°51′E / 20.42°N 72.85°E / 20.42; 72.85
Country	India
Territory	Daman and Diu
District(s)	Daman
Population	35,743 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 5 metres (16 ft)

Daman /dəˈmɑːn/ (Damão in Portuguese), is a city and a municipal council in Daman district in the union territory of Daman & Diu, India. Although there is no public airport in the area, the Indian Coast Guard operates the small Daman Airport which is sometimes used by public companies (mostly state run airlines operate some aircraft from there).

Geography[link]

Daman has an average elevation of 5 metres (16 ft).

Daman city[link]

Daman is divided by the Daman Ganga River into two parts namely Nanidaman (Nani meaning "small") and Motidaman (Moti meaning "big"). Ironically, Nanidaman is the larger of the two towns. It is the downtown area containing most of the important entities like the major hospitals, supermarkets, major residential areas etc. While Motidaman is mainly the old city inhabited mostly by the fishing communities and government officers (most of the public offices are located there). Both Nanidaman and Motidaman are connected to each other by two bridges (one for light vehicles like two-wheelers and the other for heavy vehicles like trucks, cars etc.). The smaller bridge collapsed in August, 2004 killing 28 school children. It was replaced but that bridge also collapsed. Since then it has not been rebuilt. Small boats ferry people from one side to the other several times a day for INR 2. New bridge has been constructed that connects two parts of daman i.e. Nani Daman and Moti Daman.

Located 93 kilometres (58 mi) north of Mumbai, Daman, along with neighboring Vapi, Bhilad-Sarigam, Bilimora and Silvassa form an important manufacturing hub. A variety of products like pesticides, chemicals, fertilizers, toys, electronics, dyes, printing ink, windmills, plastics, etc. are manufactured here. People enjoy a modest quality of life here as Daman has a number of reputed hospitals, schools and other public institutions. Educated and well qualified people from all over India migrate here in search of work. Daman is well-connected to other parts of India primarily though NH-8. The neighboring city Vapi (located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) & Bhilad - W/Railway located 19 km from MotiDaman) is connected to the Indian rail network.

History[link]

The Portuguese Diogo de Melo arrived at the spot by chance in 1523, when heading towards Ormuz but caught in a violent storm and having his boat blown towards the coast of Daman.^[1] Soon after it was settled as a Portuguese colony and remained so for over 400 years. A larger fort was built in Motidaman in the 16th century to guard against the Mughals who ruled the area until the Portuguese arrived. It still stands today, most of it preserved in its original form. Today the majority of the municipal government offices are situated inside this fort.

Daman was incorporated into the Republic of India in December 1961 after a battle between the Portuguese and the Indians. The battle left 4 Indians dead and 14 wounded,^[2] and 10 Portuguese dead and 2 wounded.^[3]

Daman villages[link]

There are many small villages around Daman, such as Benslore, Kunta,bhimpor,kadya, Varkund and Khariwar. These villages mainly act as residential areas for lower-middle class families. Here Varkund is the biggest village in Daman,which has a big megastructure that is being built called Thunderbird Resorts Daman is India's ultimate lifestyle and entertainment experience. It provides an exceptional combination of a five-star resort, nightclub, speciality dining, spa, meeting services and member's club along with many more world class features in one trendsetting destination to create extraordinary experiences, it is the fourth (4th) licence for a casino in India

Demographics[link]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] Daman had a population of 35,743. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Daman has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 64.84%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 70%. In Daman, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Most of the population in Daman consists of skilled and educated migrant workers (from all over India) who reside in Daman for a period of around 4 to 5 years. The local population consists of mostly fishermen called Tandels in Gujarati. The major part of the population is a mixture of Hindus, Muslims and Christians, with Hindus being dominant in number. There has never been any communal violence reported in this area.

Tourism[link]

Daman is a popular tourist destination. This is mainly due to its relatively untouched beaches and freedom to drink liquor, which is prohibited in the neighboring state of Gujarat. It mainly attracts tourists from neighboring areas like Vapi, Bhilad, Valsad, Surat and even Baroda. The two well-known beaches of Daman are Devka beach and Jumpore beach.

Pollution[link]

Daman along with Vapi is one of the world's most polluted areas. As of 2007, the Blacksmith Institute, Germany rated this area as the fifth most polluted place in the world. Major pollutants include heavy metals like lead, cadmium, etc. There are lot of pharmaceutical industries in Vapi that causes major concern for pollution.

References[link]

1. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1995). Daman and Diu. People of India. XIX. Popular Prakashan. p. 3. http://books.google.com.br/books?id=KRhkT8SjhD8C&pg=PA3&dq=Daman%2BVasco+de+Gama%2B1523&hl=pt-br&ei=fxYMTYXaNoO0lQfjgZ2HDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Daman%2BVasco%20de%20Gama%2B1523&f=false. Retrieved 2010-12-18. 
2. ^ Anil Shorey (21 February 1999). "The Forgotten Battles of Daman and Diu". The Tribune. http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99feb21/sunday/head3.htm. Retrieved 18 December 2010. 
3. ^ Chakravorty, Dr. B.C. (2008). "Operation Vijay". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 12/18/2010.
4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

External links[link]

• Administration of Daman and Diu: Official Website
• Daman Tourism Website

v t e State and Union Territory capitals of India Agartala Aizawl Bangalore Bhopal Bhubaneswar Chandigarh Chennai (Madras) Daman Dehradun New Delhi Dispur Gandhinagar Gangtok Hyderabad Imphal Itanagar Jaipur Jammu (in winter) Kavaratti Kohima Kolkata (Calcutta) Lucknow Mumbai (Bombay) Panaji (Panjim) Patna Puducherry (Pondicherry) Port Blair Raipur Ranchi Shillong Shimla Silvassa Srinagar (in summer) Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

Daman and Diu दमन और दीव દમણ અને દીવ दमण आणि दीव Damão e Diu
—  union territory  —
Daman Location of Daman and Diu दमन और दीव દમણ અને દીવ दमण आणि दीव Damão e Diu
Coordinates	20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°E / 20.42; 72.83Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°E / 20.42; 72.83
Country	India
District(s)	2
Established	1987-05-30
Capital	Daman
Administrator	Shri Narendra Kumar, IAS
Population • Density	242,911 (6th(among u.t.)) • 2,169 /km2 (5,618 /sq mi)
HDI (2005)	0.754 (high)
Official languages	Marathi, Gujarati, English, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	112 km2 (43 sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	IN-DD

Daman and Diu /dəˈmɑːn/ & /ˈdiːuː/ ( locally (help·info); Hindi: दमन और दीव, Gujarati: દમણ અને દીવ, Marathi: दमण आणि दीव, Portuguese: Damão e Diu) is a union territory in India.

For over 450 years, the coastal enclaves of Daman and Diu 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 19 December 1961, by military conquest; 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.

English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi are the official^[1] and main languages.^[2][3] The use of Portuguese goes on declining because it is no longer official nor taught at school, though a number of elderly people can still understand it, some even preferring it for discourse at home. In addition to standard Portuguese, there are two also shrinking Portuguese-based creole languages in Daman (known as Língua da Casa, "Home Language") and Diu (Língua dos Velhos, "Elders' Language"). English is increasingly accepted for official purposes.

St. Paul's Church in Diu

Districts[link]

• Diu District, an area of 40 km². The main settlement is the town of Diu.
• Daman District, an area of 28 sq mi or 72 km². The main settlement is the city of Daman.

Economy[link]

Daman and Diu's gross state domestic product for 2005 is estimated at $156 million in current prices.

Demographics[link]

In 2011 census, lowest sex ratio in India, 618 females per thousand males, was recorded in Daman and Diu.^[5] Daman district with a sex ratio of 533 is found to be the worst among all the districts in India.

See also[link]

	Geography portal
	Asia portal
	South Asia portal
	India portal
	Daman and Diu portal

• Battle of Diu
• Damania
• Invasion of Goa

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Daman Administration's Official Website
• Daman Online Website
• Daman and Diu Tourism's Official Website
• Daman and Diu at wikitravel
• Commissioner Linguistic Minorities; 42nd Report; July 2003 to June 2004
• Diu Tourism

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