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         DAMAN AND DIU TRAVEL GUIDE

Daman and Diu  is a union territory in India. For over 450 years, these coastal
enclaves 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 December 19, 1961; 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 and Gujarati are the main languages ; the use of Portuguese is declining
because it is no longer official nor taught at school (but it is still spoken by 10% in
Daman). There are Portuguese-based creole languages in Daman

GENERAL INFORMATION


Time zone                IST (UTC+5:30)
Area                          122 kmē (47 sq mi)
Capital                     Daman
District(s)                 2
Population              158,059 (6th)
Density                    1,296/kmē (3,357/sq mi)
Language(s)          Gujarati, Marathi, English


PLACE TO VISIT

Tourist destinations include the nearby Nagoa beach. The old fort, the church and
the museum have a strong Portuguese feel. Jet Airways services the island, landing
at Diu Airport.

The old Portuguese churches and fort, local Hindu temples, the old Portuguese
architecture in the town, great beach at Nagoa Beach nearby (7km from the town, an
easy 15 mins by autorickshaw).