Daman, Daman and Diu

Daman
Damão
દમણ
City

Gateway of Moti Daman

Gateway of Moti Daman
Daman
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
State Daman and Diu
District Daman
Government
 • Member of Parliament Lalubhai Patel
 • Administrator Praful patel, Former Home Minister, Gujarat
 • District Collector Gaurav rajawat, IAS[1]
Area
 • Total 72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011 Census)
 • Total 191,173
 • Density 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Gujarati , English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Sex ratio 1.69 ♂/♀
Website www.daman.nic.in

Daman /dəˈmɑːn/ (Damão in Portuguese), is a city and a municipal council in Daman district in the Indian union territory of Daman and Diu.

Daman city

Daman is divided by the Daman Ganga River into two parts, namely Nani-daman (Nani meaning "small") and Moti-daman (Moti meaning "big"). Ironically, Nani-daman is the larger of the two towns. The downtown area holds most of the important entities like the major hospitals, supermarkets and major residential areas. While Moti-daman is mainly the old city inhabited.

History

The Portuguese Diogo de Melo arrived at the spot by chance in 1523, when heading towards Ormuz but was caught in a violent storm and had his boat blown towards the coast of Daman.[2] 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 the fort.

Daman was incorporated into the Republic of India in December 1961 after a battle between the Portuguese and the Indians. The battle left four Indians dead and 14 wounded;[3] Portuguese casualties were ten dead and two wounded.[4]

Daman villages

There are many small villages around Daman, such as Bhenslore, Kunta, Bhimpor, Kadaiya, Devka Mangelad, Varkund and Khariwad. These villages mainly act as residential areas for lower-middle-class families.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Daman District, India has a population of 191,173,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Samoa.[6] This gives it a ranking of 592nd in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 2,655 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,880/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 69.256%.[5] Daman has a sex ratio of 533 females for every 1,000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 88.06%.[5]

Religions in Daman
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 89.73 %
Muslims
  
 8.41%
Buddhists
  
 0.14%
Christians
  
 1.37%
Jains
  
 0.13%
Others†
  
 0.3%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Climate

Climate data for Daman, India (1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.1
(84.4)		 29.9
(85.8)		 32.8
(91)		 34.5
(94.1)		 34.9
(94.8)		 33.2
(91.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.7
(87.3)		 33
(91)		 32.6
(90.7)		 30.4
(86.7)		 31.78
(89.16)
Average low °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)		 16.6
(61.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 20.7
(69.3)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.3
(75.7)		 22.6
(72.7)		 19.2
(66.6)		 16.5
(61.7)		 21.58
(70.85)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.04)		 0
(0)		 5
(0.2)		 324
(12.76)		 766
(30.16)		 473
(18.62)		 288
(11.34)		 44
(1.73)		 6
(0.24)		 2
(0.08)		 1,909
(75.17)
Source: climate-data.org[7]

Tourism

Indian Coast Guard

Daman Beach

Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman is the premier air station of the Coast Guard and with all the airfield facilities, air traffic control and other allied air traffic services. The air station is equipped with state-of-the-art airport surveillance radar (ASR), precision approach path indicator (PAPI), Doppler very high frequency omnidirectional radio range (DVOR) – distance measuring equipment (DME) and nondirectional beacon (NDB), as navigational aids. This air station provides ATC and parking facilities to defence as well as civil aircraft.[9]

Schools and colleges

References

  1. ↑ U.T. Administration of Daman and Diu
  2. ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1995). Daman and Diu. People of India. XIX. Popular Prakashan. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. ↑ Anil Shorey (21 February 1999). "The Forgotten Battles of Daman and Diu". The Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Chakravorty, Dr. B.C. (2008). "Operation Vijay". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 12/18/2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  6. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Samoa 193,161
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ http://www.nrigujarati.co.in/tourism/174/Religious-Places/jain-temple-daman.html
  9. ↑ http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/
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