Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu (Marathi: दमण आणि दीव, Gujarati: દમણ અને દિવ, 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.
Marathi, Gujarati and English 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 elder 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
| Population Growth |
| Census |
Pop. |
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%± |
| 1951 |
49,000 |
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—
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| 1961 |
37,000 |
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-24.5% |
| 1971 |
63,000 |
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70.3% |
| 1981 |
79,000 |
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25.4% |
| 1991 |
102,000 |
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29.1% |
| 2001 |
158,000 |
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54.9% |
| Source:Census of India[4] |
- 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
Daman and Diu's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $156 million in current prices.
See also
- Battle of Diu
- Damania
- Invasion of Goa
External links
Notes
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Union Territory of Daman and Diu |
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| Daman and Diu Topics · History · Economy · Geography · Culture · Tourism |
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Daman
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Daman · Diul
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Daman · Diu · Nagao Beach
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Portuguese Empire |
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North Africa
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15th century
1415–1640 Ceuta
1458–1550 Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir)
1471–1550 Arzila (Asilah)
1471–1662 Tangier
1485–1550 Mazagan (El Jadida)
1487– middle 16th century Ouadane
1488–1541 Safim (Safi)
1489 Graciosa
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16th century
1505–1769 Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (Agadir)
1506–1525 Mogador (Essaouira)
1506–1525 Aguz (Souira Guedima)
1506–1769 Mazagan (El Jadida)
1513–1541 Azamor (Azemmour)
1515 Sao Joao da Mamora (Mehdya)
1577–1589 Arzila (Asilah)
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Southwest Asia
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16th century
1506–1615 Gamru (Bandar-Abbas)
1507–1643 Sohar
1515–1622 Hormuz (Ormus)
1515–1648 Quriyat
1515–? Qalhat
1515–1650 Muscat
1515?–? Barka
1515–1633? Julfar (Ras al-Khaimah)
1521–1602 Bahrain (Muharraq and Manama)
1521–1529? Qatif
1521?–1551? Tarut Island
1550–1551 Qatif
1588–1648 Matrah
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17th century
1620–? Khor Fakkan
1621?–? As Sib
1621–1622 Qeshm
1623–? Khasab
1623–? Libedia
1624–? Kalba
1624–? Madha
1624–1648 Dibba Al-Hisn
1624?–? Bandar-e Kong
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East Asia and Oceania
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16th century
1511–1641 Portuguese Malacca
1512–1621 Moluccas (Maluku Islands)
1522–1575 Ternate
1576–1605 Ambon
1578–1650 Tidore
1512–1665 Makassar
1553–1999 Macau
1533–1545 Ningbo
1571–1639 Decima (Dejima, Nagasaki)
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17th century
1642–1975 Portuguese Timor (East Timor)1
19th century
Macau
1864–1999 Coloane
1849–1999 Portas do Cerco
1851–1999 Taipa
1890–1999 Ilha Verde
20th century
Macau
1938–1941 Lapa and Montanha (Hengqin)
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1 1975 is the date of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequent invasion by Indonesia. In 2002, the independence of East Timor was recognized by Portugal and the rest of the world.
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North America and the North Atlantic Ocean
Central and South America
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16th century
1500–1822 Brazil
1536–1620 Barbados
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17th century
1680–1777 Nova Colônia do Sacramento
19th century
1808–1822 Cisplatina (Uruguay)
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Portuguese colonization of the Americas
Theory of Portuguese discovery of Australia
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India
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