With an area of 112 km 2 (43 sq mi), it was the smallest administrative subdivision of India on the mainland. The territory comprised two districts, Daman and Diu Island, geographically separated by the Gulf of Khambat. The state of Gujarat and the Arabian Sea bordered the territory.

Dadra is a small enclave within the state of Gujarat. Nagar Haveli is a C-shaped enclave located between the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra which contains a counterenclave of Gujarat around the village of Maghval. Daman is an enclave on the coast of Gujarat, while Diu is an island off the coast of Gujarat.

Daman and Diu, former union territory of India, which comprised two widely separated districts on the country’s western coast. Daman is an enclave on the state of Gujarat’s southern coast, about 100 miles north of Mumbai. Diu encompasses an island off the coast of the Kathiawar Peninsula as well as a small mainland area.

The Portuguese-controlled region of Goa (bordered by Maharashtra and Karnataka), together with Daman and Diu (both enclaves within Gujarat state), were annexed by the Indian army in 1961.

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Daman and Diu, Former union territory, west-coastal India. Area: 43 sq mi (112 sq km). Population: (2011) 242,911. Capital: Daman. It consisted of two widely separated administrative districts on the Arabian Sea north of Mumbai: Daman, on the Gujarat coast, and the island of Diu, off the southern coast of Gujarat’s Kathiawar Peninsula.

Situated about 193 km north of Mumbai, Daman has become synonymous with blue sea, rustic beaches, picturesque villages and relics from its Portuguese past. It lies sandwiched between Gujarat and...

2019年8月22日 · The second smallest union territory in India, Daman and Diu is located near Gujarat. Daman lies on the Gujarat coast while Diu is an islet in the southern fringe of Kathiawar peninsula. It...

2023年12月16日 · Daman and Diu (previously Damaon and Dio) are two small enclaves in Western India. Daman is a small city on the mouth of the Daman Ganga river bounded on all sides by the state of Gujarat, while Diu is a small island off the coast of Gujarat.

The Daman & Diu is the second smallest Union Territory of Union of India. It comprises of two districts as Daman & Diu, both located on the western coast of India. Daman on the southern coast of Gujarat is near to Surat while Diu is located near to …