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Daman district
Distrito de Damão[1] | |
|---|---|
  Daman district Daman district headquarters  Daman district Daman district (Gujarat) | |
| Coordinates: 20°25′N 72°53′E / 20.41°N 72.89°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory |  Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Tehsil | Daman Tehsil |
| Headquarters | Daman |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Rakesh Minhas, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 191,173 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Languages[2] | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Additional official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Sex ratio | 1.69 ♂/♀ |
| Website | http://daman.nic.in/ |
Daman district /dəˈmɑːn/ (formerly Distrito de Damão), is one of four districts of the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.[3] It is located on the west coast of India and is surrounded by the Valsad district of the Gujarat state to the north, east and south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west. The district covers an area of 72 square kilometers (28 sq mi)[4] and had a population of 191,173 as of the 2011 census, an increase of 69.256% from the 2001 census. The district headquarters is Daman. Previously, the territorial headquarters were in Panjim when it was jointly administered as Goa, Daman, and Diu until the time of the Konkani language agitation.
Daman lies at the mouth of the Daman Ganga River. Major industries have units here.[citation needed] The closest railway station is Vapi, which is 7 km away. Daman is also known for its beaches, Portuguese colonial architecture, churches, and the scenic twin towns of Nani-Daman and Moti-Daman, which lie opposite each other across the Daman Ganga. The city of Surat lies to the north, and Bombay (Mumbai) is approximately 160 km (100 mi) to the south in the Konkan division of Maharashtra.
- ^ "Establishment Day of Dadra & Nagar Haveli – MoDe India".
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 29 March 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs Merge for 'better Admin Efficiency, Service': MoS Home". 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Daman and Diu: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1216. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.