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mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8" title="দমন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="দমন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(si%C3%A2%E2%81%BF)" title="Daman (siâⁿ) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Daman (siâⁿ)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Даман – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Даман" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(kapital_sa_estado)" title="Daman (kapital sa estado) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Daman (kapital sa estado)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(Indie)" title="Daman (Indie) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Daman (Indie)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam%C3%A1n_(India)" title="Damán (India) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Damán (India)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1)" title="دامان (شهر) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دامان (شهر)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(Inde)" title="Daman (Inde) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Daman (Inde)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam%C3%A3o" title="Damão – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Damão" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%A3" title="દમણ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="દમણ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%A4%EB%A7%8C_(%EC%9D%B8%EB%8F%84)" title="다만 (인도) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="다만 (인도)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8" title="दमन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="दमन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8" title="দমন – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="দমন" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman,_Daman_dan_Diu" title="Daman, Daman dan Diu – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Daman, Daman dan Diu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9F" title="דאמאן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דאמאן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D" title="ದಮನ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ದಮನ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman,_India" title="Daman, India – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Daman, India" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman,_Uhindi" title="Daman, Uhindi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Daman, Uhindi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damanum" title="Damanum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Damanum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damanas_(miestas)" title="Damanas (miestas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Damanas (miestas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8" title="दमन – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="दमन" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman,_Daman_ary_Diu" title="Daman, Daman ary Diu – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Daman, Daman ary Diu" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%BB" title="ദമൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ദമൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A3" title="दमण – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="दमण" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A6%E1%83%90)" title="დამანი (ნოღა) – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="დამანი (ნოღა)" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(stad)" title="Daman (stad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Daman (stad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8" title="दमन – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="दमन" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3" title="ダマン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ダマン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(by)" title="Daman (by) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Daman (by)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%AE%E0%AC%A8" title="ଡାମନ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଡାମନ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%A8" title="ਦਮਨ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਦਮਨ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(Indie)" title="Daman (Indie) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Daman (Indie)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam%C3%A3o" title="Damão – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Damão" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4)" title="Даман (город) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Даман (город)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A3" title="दमण – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="दमण" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_(mesto)" title="Daman (mesto) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Daman (mesto)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman" title="Daman – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Daman" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D" title="தமன் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="தமன்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%A1%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D_(%E0%B0%AD%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%A6%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%82)" title="డామన్ (భారతదేశం) – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="డామన్ (భారతదేశం)" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Daman is located in India"><img alt="Daman is located in India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/250px-India_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/375px-India_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/500px-India_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1615" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:52.554%;left:18.281%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Daman"><img alt="Daman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/India_Gujarat_location_map.svg/250px-India_Gujarat_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/India_Gujarat_location_map.svg/375px-India_Gujarat_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/India_Gujarat_location_map.svg/500px-India_Gujarat_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1173" data-file-height="931" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:90.349%;left:73.263%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Daman"><img alt="Daman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Daman,_India&params=20.42_N_72.85_E_type:city(191173)_region:IN"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">20°25′N</span> <span class="longitude">72°51′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">20.42°N 72.85°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">20.42; 72.85</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu_emblem.png/35px-Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu_emblem.png/45px-Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="454" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu" title="Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts of India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Daman_District,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Daman District, India">Daman</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Municipal Council</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Daman Municipal Council</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lalubhai_Patel" title="Lalubhai Patel">Lalubhai Patel</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Council President</th><td class="infobox-data">Sonal Issuarlal Patel</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">72 km<sup>2</sup> (28 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">5 m (16 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011 Census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">191,173</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,700/km<sup>2</sup> (6,900/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Damanese or Damãocar</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Additional official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">DD-03</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_sex_ratio" title="Human sex ratio">Sex ratio</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.69 <a href="/wiki/Male" title="Male">♂</a>/<a href="/wiki/Female" title="Female">♀</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dmcdaman.in">dmcdaman<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Daman</b> is a city and the administrative capital of the <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> territory of <a href="/wiki/Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu" title="Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu</a>. It is a <a href="/wiki/Municipal_council" title="Municipal council">municipal council</a> situated in the <a href="/wiki/Daman_district,_India" title="Daman district, India">Daman district</a> of the union territory.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Daman_Ganga_River" title="Daman Ganga River">Daman Ganga River</a> divides Daman into: Nani-Daman (Little Daman) and Moti-Daman (Big Daman). Despite its name, Nani-Daman is the larger of the two parts, while the old city is mainly in Moti-Daman. This holds most of the important entities, like the major hospitals, supermarkets, and major residential areas. <a href="/wiki/Vapi" title="Vapi">Vapi</a>, Gujarat, is the nearest city to Daman.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daman,_India&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name "Daman" comes from the Daman Ganga River, while Diu is from the Sanskrit word dvipa, meaning “island.” From Mauryan times (4th–2nd century BCE), both were subject to various local and regional powers ruling in western India. In the 13th century Daman formed part of the Ramnagar state, which then became a tributary of the Gujarat sultans. Similarly, numerous dynasties in Kathiawar (Saurashtra) ruled Diu until it fell to the sultan of Gujarat in the early 15th century.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daman,_India&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Goa,_Daman,_and_Diu" class="mw-redirect" title="Goa, Daman, and Diu">Goa, Daman, and Diu</a></div> <p>The Portuguese Captain-Major <a href="/wiki/Diogo_de_Melo" title="Diogo de Melo">Diogo de Melo</a> arrived at the Daman shore by chance in 1523 while sailing towards <a href="/wiki/Ormuz" class="mw-redirect" title="Ormuz">Ormuz</a>. He was caught in a violent storm and had his boat blown towards the coast of Daman.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after, it was acquired as a <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese colony">Portuguese colony</a> for over 400 years. A larger fort was built in Moti Daman in the 16th century to guard against the <a href="/wiki/Mughals" class="mw-redirect" title="Mughals">Mughals</a>, who ruled the area until the Portuguese arrived. It stands today, most of it preserved in its original form. Today the majority of the municipal government offices are inside the fort. </p><p>Daman was <a href="/wiki/1961_Indian_annexation_of_Goa#The_attack_on_Daman" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 Indian annexation of Goa">incorporated</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of India">Republic of India</a> in <a href="/wiki/December_1961" title="December 1961">December 1961</a> after nearly 400 years of Portuguese colonial rule which had largely led to exploitation of the area and native population. After refusal to vacate the occupied territory of mainland India, the Portuguese surrendered before the Indian Army, while some of its Army personnel deserted their posts and escaped to Karachi, Pakistan. The battle left four Indians dead and 14 wounded;<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Portuguese casualties were 10 dead and two wounded.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daman,_India&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/2011_census_of_India" title="2011 census of India">2011 census</a> Daman District, India has a <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_India" title="Demographics of India">population</a> of 191,173.<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cia_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cia-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This gives it a ranking of 592nd in India (out of a total of <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of India">640</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The district has a population density of 2,655 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,880/sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/Family_planning_in_India" title="Family planning in India">population growth rate</a> over the decade 2001–2011 was 69.256%.<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daman has a <a href="/wiki/Sex_ratio" title="Sex ratio">sex ratio</a> of 533 <a href="/wiki/Women_in_India" title="Women in India">females</a> for every 1,000 males,<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Literacy_in_India" title="Literacy in India">literacy rate</a> of 88.06%.<sup id="cite_ref-districtcensus_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districtcensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#Fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religions in Daman</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:orange; width:89.73%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">89.73%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:8.41%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">8.41%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:blue; width:1.37%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.37%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Buddhists" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhists">Buddhists</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:red; width:0.14%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.14%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jains</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:pink; width:0.13%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.13%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others†</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:black; width:0.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.3%</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="padding:5px; text-align:left;">Distribution of religions<br /> †<small>Includes <a href="/wiki/Sikh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikh">Sikhs</a> (0.2%), <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhists</a> (<0.2%).</small></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daman,_India&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daman has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">tropical savanna climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Aw</i>) with two distinct seasons: a long, sunny dry season from October to May and a hot, very humid, and extremely wet <a href="/wiki/Monsoon_of_South_Asia" title="Monsoon of South Asia">monsoon season</a> from June to September. Almost no rain falls during the dry season. With milder mornings and lower humidity especially up to the middle of March, this is by far the most comfortable time of the year. </p><p>The monsoon season, though relatively short, is extremely wet. Along with the very high humidity and heavy rain every afternoon, travel is difficult and uncomfortable. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Daman, Daman and Diu (1961 to 1990) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(84.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.9<br />(85.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.8<br />(91.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.5<br />(94.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.9<br />(94.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2<br />(91.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.3<br />(86.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.9<br />(85.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.7<br />(87.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.4<br />(86.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.8<br />(89.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.7<br />(60.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.3<br />(68.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(69.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.3<br />(77.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.8<br />(76.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br />(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.2<br />(66.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.5<br />(61.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.6<br />(70.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #F7FFF7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">324<br />(12.8) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">766<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">473<br />(18.6) </td> <td style="background: #004200; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">288<br />(11.3) </td> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #F5FFF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #FCFFFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #0DFF0D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,909<br />(75.1) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: climate-data.org<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_of_interest">Places of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daman,_India&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Places of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Fort of St. Jerome (Jeronimo fort or Nani Daman Fort)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_of_Daman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fort of Daman (page does not exist)">Fort of Daman</a> (Moti Daman Fort)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Bom_Jesus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Church of Bom Jesus (page does not exist)">Church of Bom Jesus</a></li> <li>Jain Temple: This 18th-century Jain temple is in the northern region of Nina Damon Fort and is dedicated to Mahavira Swami. It is built with white marble. The walls have glass covers with 18th-century murals that represent the life of Mahavira Swami.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jampore Beach</li> <li>Devka Beach</li> <li>Daman Freedom Memorial</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 180.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 178.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daman_NaniDaman_Fort_Entrance.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Nani Daman Fort Entrance"><img alt="Nani Daman Fort Entrance" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Daman_NaniDaman_Fort_Entrance.JPG/268px-Daman_NaniDaman_Fort_Entrance.JPG" decoding="async" width="179" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Daman_NaniDaman_Fort_Entrance.JPG/403px-Daman_NaniDaman_Fort_Entrance.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Daman_NaniDaman_Fort_Entrance.JPG/536px-Daman_NaniDaman_Fort_Entrance.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nani Daman Fort Entrance</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 180.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 178.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Temple,_Daman_(2012).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jain Temple, Daman"><img alt="Jain Temple, Daman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Jain_Temple%2C_Daman_%282012%29.jpg/268px-Jain_Temple%2C_Daman_%282012%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="179" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Jain_Temple%2C_Daman_%282012%29.jpg/403px-Jain_Temple%2C_Daman_%282012%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Jain_Temple%2C_Daman_%282012%29.jpg/536px-Jain_Temple%2C_Daman_%282012%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jain Temple, Daman</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 180.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 178.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harbour_View_from_Moti_Daman_Fort.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Harbour View from Moti Daman Fort"><img alt="Harbour View from Moti Daman Fort" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Harbour_View_from_Moti_Daman_Fort.jpg/268px-Harbour_View_from_Moti_Daman_Fort.jpg" decoding="async" width="179" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Harbour_View_from_Moti_Daman_Fort.jpg/403px-Harbour_View_from_Moti_Daman_Fort.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Harbour_View_from_Moti_Daman_Fort.jpg/536px-Harbour_View_from_Moti_Daman_Fort.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Harbour View from Moti Daman Fort</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 180.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 178.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jampore_Beach_Daman_India_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jampore Beach in Daman"><img alt="Jampore Beach in Daman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Jampore_Beach_Daman_India_2.jpg/268px-Jampore_Beach_Daman_India_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="179" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Jampore_Beach_Daman_India_2.jpg/403px-Jampore_Beach_Daman_India_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Jampore_Beach_Daman_India_2.jpg/536px-Jampore_Beach_Daman_India_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jampore Beach in Daman</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 202.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daman_01012012_217.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Jampore Beach in Daman"><img alt="Jampore Beach in Daman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Daman_01012012_217.JPG/301px-Daman_01012012_217.JPG" decoding="async" width="201" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Daman_01012012_217.JPG/453px-Daman_01012012_217.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Daman_01012012_217.JPG/602px-Daman_01012012_217.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1880" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jampore Beach in Daman</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 180.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 178.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunset_at_Devka_beach,_daman.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sunset at Devka beach, Damao"><img alt="Sunset at Devka beach, Damao" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunset_at_Devka_beach%2C_daman.jpg/268px-Sunset_at_Devka_beach%2C_daman.jpg" decoding="async" width="179" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunset_at_Devka_beach%2C_daman.jpg/403px-Sunset_at_Devka_beach%2C_daman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunset_at_Devka_beach%2C_daman.jpg/536px-Sunset_at_Devka_beach%2C_daman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sunset at Devka beach, Damao</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 203.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 201.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_in_Nani_Daman_Fort.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Church in Nani Daman Fort"><img alt="Church in Nani Daman Fort" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Church_in_Nani_Daman_Fort.jpg/302px-Church_in_Nani_Daman_Fort.jpg" decoding="async" width="202" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Church_in_Nani_Daman_Fort.jpg/453px-Church_in_Nani_Daman_Fort.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Church_in_Nani_Daman_Fort.jpg/603px-Church_in_Nani_Daman_Fort.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Church in Nani Daman Fort</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 102.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_of_Bom_Jesus_in_Daman.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Church of Bom Jesus, Daman"><img alt="Church of Bom Jesus, Daman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Church_of_Bom_Jesus_in_Daman.jpg/151px-Church_of_Bom_Jesus_in_Daman.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Church_of_Bom_Jesus_in_Daman.jpg/226px-Church_of_Bom_Jesus_in_Daman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Church_of_Bom_Jesus_in_Daman.jpg/301px-Church_of_Bom_Jesus_in_Daman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Church of Bom Jesus, Daman</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 102.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daman_Freedom_Memorial.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Daman Freedom Memorial"><img alt="Daman Freedom Memorial" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Daman_Freedom_Memorial.JPG/151px-Daman_Freedom_Memorial.JPG" decoding="async" width="101" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Daman_Freedom_Memorial.JPG/226px-Daman_Freedom_Memorial.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Daman_Freedom_Memorial.JPG/301px-Daman_Freedom_Memorial.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Daman Freedom Memorial</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 198px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 196px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daman2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Fort of Moti Daman"><img alt="Moti Daman Fort" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Daman2.jpg/294px-Daman2.jpg" decoding="async" width="196" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Daman2.jpg/442px-Daman2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Daman2.jpg/589px-Daman2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1480" data-file-height="1011" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Fort of Moti Daman</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Indian_Coast_Guard">Indian Coast Guard</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daman,_India&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Indian Coast Guard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daman_01012012_221.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Daman_01012012_221.JPG/220px-Daman_01012012_221.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Daman_01012012_221.JPG/330px-Daman_01012012_221.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Daman_01012012_221.JPG/440px-Daman_01012012_221.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1880" /></a><figcaption>Jampore Beach in Daman</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Indian Coast Guard">Indian Coast Guard</a> Air Station, Daman is the premier air station of the Coast Guard with all the airfield facilities, air traffic control and other allied air traffic services. It 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.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schools_and_colleges">Schools and colleges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daman,_India&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Schools and colleges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Coast Guard Public School, Nani Daman</li> <li>Swami vivekanad English & Hindi medium school, dalwada, daman</li> <li>Institute of our lady of Fatima, Convent, Moti Daman</li> <li>Podar Jumbo Kids, Daman (preschool)</li> <li>Sunrise Champs school, Mashal Chowk, Nani Daman</li> <li>Vaidik Dental college campus, Salwaar, Nani Daman</li> <li>Shrinathji School, Varkund, Nani Daman</li> <li>Divya Jyoti English High & Higher Secondary School, Dabhel, Daman</li> <li>Divya Jyoti Hindi Medium School, Dabhel, Daman</li> <li>MGM High School, Nani-Daman (Sarvajanik High School)</li> <li>Government Higher Secondary School, Nani Daman</li> <li>Government Higher Secondary School, Moti Daman</li> <li>Government Polytechnic Daman</li> <li>Shree Machchi Mahajan English Medium School, Nani Daman</li> <li>Stella Maris English Medium High School, Daman</li> <li>AIM English School, Moti Daman</li> <li>Government College, Nani Daman</li> <li>Government Primary School, Devka Mangelwad, Nani Daman</li> <li>Holy Trinity English medium high school, Dunetha, Daman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawahar_Navodaya_Vidyalaya,_Daman" title="Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Daman">Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Daman</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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<a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Administrative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agartala" title="Agartala">Agartala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aizawl" title="Aizawl">Aizawl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaravati" title="Amaravati">Amaravati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhopal" title="Bhopal">Bhopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhubaneswar" title="Bhubaneswar">Bhubaneswar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Daman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dehradun" title="Dehradun">Dehradun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dispur" title="Dispur">Dispur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhinagar" title="Gandhinagar">Gandhinagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangtok" title="Gangtok">Gangtok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imphal" title="Imphal">Imphal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itanagar" title="Itanagar">Itanagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaipur" title="Jaipur">Jaipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu" title="Jammu">Jammu</a> (<i>winter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kargil" title="Kargil">Kargil</a> (<i>winter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavaratti" title="Kavaratti">Kavaratti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kohima" title="Kohima">Kohima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leh" title="Leh">Leh</a> (<i>summer</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panaji" title="Panaji">Panaji</a></li> <li><a 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title="Amaravati">Amaravati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> (<i>summer</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgaum" title="Belgaum">Belgaum</a> (<i>winter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhararisain" title="Bhararisain">Bhararisain</a> (<i>summer</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhopal" title="Bhopal">Bhopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhubaneswar" title="Bhubaneswar">Bhubaneswar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharamshala" title="Dharamshala">Dharamshala</a> (<i>winter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dehradun" title="Dehradun">Dehradun</a> (<i>winter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhinagar" title="Gandhinagar">Gandhinagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangtok" title="Gangtok">Gangtok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imphal" title="Imphal">Imphal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itanagar" title="Itanagar">Itanagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaipur" title="Jaipur">Jaipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu" title="Jammu">Jammu</a> (<i>winter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kohima" title="Kohima">Kohima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> (<i>summer</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagpur" title="Nagpur">Nagpur</a> (<i>winter</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patna" title="Patna">Patna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porvorim" title="Porvorim">Porvorim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raipur" title="Raipur">Raipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranchi" title="Ranchi">Ranchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shillong" 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