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{{short description|District in Western India}} | {{short description|District in Western India}} | ||
{{about|the district|the Indian union territory in which this district is located|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu}} | {{about|the district|the Indian union territory in which this district is located|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu}} | ||
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| name = Dadra and Nagar Haveli district | | name = Dadra and Nagar Haveli district | ||
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of India| | | settlement_type = [[Districts of India|Union territory]] | ||
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'''Dadra and Nagar Haveli''' is a district of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] in western India. It is composed of two separate geographical entities: [[Nagar Haveli]], wedged between [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] and | '''Dadra and Nagar Haveli''' is a district of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] in western India. It is composed of two separate geographical entities: [[Nagar Haveli]], wedged between [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] and 1 km to the northwest, the smaller [[enclave]] of [[Dadra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadra]], which is surrounded by Gujarat. [[Silvassa]] is the administrative headquarters of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. | ||
Unlike the surrounding areas, Dadra and Nagar Haveli was ruled by the Portuguese from 1783 until the mid-20th century. The area was captured by pro-India forces in 1954 and administered as the de facto state of [[Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] before being [[Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli|annexed]] to India as a [[union territory]], the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Dadra-Nagar | title=Indian states since 1947}}</ref> The union territory was merged with the neighbouring union territory of [[Daman and Diu]] to form the new union territory of "Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu" on 26 January 2020. The territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli then became one of the [[List of districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|three districts]] of the new union territory, as the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indusdictum.com/2019/12/04/dadra-nagar-haveli-and-daman-diu-uts-merge-for-better-admin-efficiency-service-mos-home/|title=Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs merge for 'better admin efficiency, service': MoS Home|first=The ID|last=Staff|date=4 December 2019|website=Indus Dictum|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> | Unlike the surrounding areas, Dadra and Nagar Haveli was ruled by the Portuguese from 1783 until the mid-20th century. The area was captured by pro-India forces in 1954 and administered as the de facto state of [[Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] before being [[Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli|annexed]] to India as a [[union territory]], the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Dadra-Nagar | title=Indian states since 1947}}</ref> The union territory was merged with the neighbouring union territory of [[Daman and Diu]] to form the new union territory of "Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu" on 26 January 2020. The territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli then became one of the [[List of districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|three districts]] of the new union territory, as the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indusdictum.com/2019/12/04/dadra-nagar-haveli-and-daman-diu-uts-merge-for-better-admin-efficiency-service-mos-home/|title=Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs merge for 'better admin efficiency, service': MoS Home|first=The ID|last=Staff|date=4 December 2019|website=Indus Dictum|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{Britannica|149537}} | |||
* [https://dnh.gov.in/ District administration] | * [https://dnh.gov.in/ District administration] | ||
* [http://collectordnh.gov.in/ District collector] | * [http://collectordnh.gov.in/ District collector] | ||
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[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 2020]] | [[Category:States and territories disestablished in 2020]] | ||
[[Category:States and territories established in 2020]] | [[Category:States and territories established in 2020]] | ||
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