Daman and Diu
former union territory of India
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Summary
Daman and Diu is a former administrative territorial entity[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of former administrative territorial entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,344 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: India[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Capital: Daman[5]
- Shares border with: Gujarat[6]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Daman district[7], Diu district[8]
- Commons category: Daman and Diu[9]
- Licence plate code: DD[10]
- Inception: May 30, 1987[11]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 26, 2020[12]
- Official website: http://www.daman.nic.in/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Daman and Diu[14]
- Population: 158,059[15], 243,247[16]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Replaces: Goa, Daman and Diu[18]
- Replaced by: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu[19]
- Official name: દમણ અને દીવ[20]
- Female population: 92,946[21]
- Male population: 150,301[22]
- Native label: દમણ અને દીવ[23]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Daman and Diu[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Daman and Diu[25]
- Area: 122 km²[26]
- Language used: Gujarati[27]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q25691115[28]
- Urban population: 182,851[29]
Why It Matters
Daman and Diu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]