Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory on India’s western coast, comprising small, non-contiguous districts known for their multilingual population and former Portuguese colonial heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf union territory of India
administrativeHead Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
borderedBy Gujarat
Maharashtra
capital Daman district
surface form: Daman
colonialHistory former Portuguese colony
country India
dateEstablished 2020-01-26
formedByMergerOf Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Daman district
surface form: Daman and Diu
formerColonialPower Portugal
governingBody Government of India
hasCity Daman district
surface form: Daman

Diu
Silvassa
hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea
hasMajorLanguage English
Gujarati
Hindi
Konkani
Marathi
hasOfficialScript Devanagari script
surface form: Devanagari

Latin script
hasPart Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli district

Daman district
Diu district
hasTourismAttractionType Portuguese colonial architecture
beaches
churches
forts
isNonContiguous true
ISOCode IN-DH
largestCity Silvassa
legislativeRepresentationInLokSabha 2 seats
locatedIn western India
locatedOn western coast of India
officialLanguage English
Gujarati
Hindi
Konkani
partOf Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
precededBy Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli (union territory)

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daman and Diu (union territory)
religionMajority Hinduism
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode DD
DN

Referenced by (18)

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Bombay High Court appliesToJurisdiction Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Gujarat borders Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu formedByMergerOf Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu hasPart Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli district
Union territories of India hasPart Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Bombay High Court highestCourtInJurisdiction Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (for non-Supreme Court matters)
Western India includesUnionTerritory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Union territories of India includesUnionTerritoryWithoutLegislature Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Bombay High Court jurisdiction Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Gujarati officialLanguageOf Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Portuguese India part Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
this entity surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu precededBy Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli (union territory)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu precededBy Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Daman and Diu (union territory)
Marathi language primaryRegion Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Gujarati spokenIn Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Portuguese India successor Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
this entity surface form: Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Portuguese Empire territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
this entity surface form: Daman and Diu
Goa unionTerritoryWith Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
this entity surface form: Daman and Diu