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	[[File:Entryramparts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The [[Diu Fortress]] was built in 1535 by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]], when [[Bahadur Shah of Gujarat\|Bahadur Shah]], the Sultan of [[Gujarat Sultanate\|Gujarat]], requested their help to resist an attack by [[Humayun\|Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun]], the second [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal Emperor]].]]		[[File:Entryramparts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The [[Diu Fortress]] was built in 1535 by the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]], when [[Bahadur Shah of Gujarat\|Bahadur Shah]], the Sultan of [[Gujarat Sultanate\|Gujarat]], requested their help to resist an attack by [[Humayun\|Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun]], the second [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal Emperor]].]]

	'''Diu''' {{IPAc-en\|'\|d\|iː\|uː}} is one of the three [[Districts of Daman and Diu\|district]]s of the [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs merge for 'better admin efficiency, service': MoS Home \|url=https://indusdictum.com/2019/12/04/dadra-nagar-haveli-and-daman-diu-uts-merge-for-better-admin-efficiency-service-mos-home/ \|website=Indus Dictum \|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> The district is made up of [[Diu Island]] and two small enclaves on the Indian mainland. The district headquarters are at [[Diu, India\|Diu Town]]. It is the ninth least populous district in the country (out of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web \| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php \| title = District Census 2011 \| accessdate = 2011-09-30 \| year = 2011 \| publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>		'''Diu''' {{IPAc-en\|'\|d\|iː\|uː}} is one of the three [[Districts of Daman and Diu\|district]]s of the [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs merge for 'better admin efficiency, service': MoS Home \|url=https://indusdictum.com/2019/12/04/dadra-nagar-haveli-and-daman-diu-uts-merge-for-better-admin-efficiency-service-mos-home/ \|website=Indus Dictum \|date=4 December 2019 \|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> The district is made up of [[Diu Island]] and two small enclaves on the Indian mainland. The district headquarters are at [[Diu, India\|Diu Town]]. It is the ninth least populous district in the country (out of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web \| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php \| title = District Census 2011 \| accessdate = 2011-09-30 \| year = 2011 \| publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

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	The area on the mainland borders [[Gir Somnath district]] of [[Gujarat]]. It contains the village of [[~~Ghogolá~~]]. The village lies on the mainland opposite the eastern end of the island .		The area on the mainland borders [[Gir Somnath district]] of [[Gujarat]]. It contains the village of [[Ghogola]]. The village lies on the mainland opposite the eastern end of the island .

	The tiny territory of [[Simbor]], located about 25 km east of the town of Diu, is also part of the district.		The tiny territory of [[Simbor]], located about 25 km east of the town of Diu, is also part of the district.

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Diu district
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = [[Districts of India|District]]
| image_skyline = File:Distrito de Diu, India portuguesa.png
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| image_caption = Distrito de Diu, India Portuguesa (1920)
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| pushpin_map_caption = Diu district location
| coordinates = {{coord|20.71|N|70.98|E|display=inline,title}}
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Diu, India|Diu Town]]
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu emblem.png}} [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
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| established_date = 1509
| founder = [[Francisco de Almeida]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 40
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| elevation_m = 0
| population_total = 52,074
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| website = http://diu.gov.in/
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[[File:Distrito de Diu, India portuguesa.png|thumb|right|Portuguese map from the 1920s showing Diu District]]
[[File:Entryramparts.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Diu Fortress]] was built in 1535 by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]], when [[Bahadur Shah of Gujarat|Bahadur Shah]], the Sultan of [[Gujarat Sultanate|Gujarat]], requested their help to resist an attack by [[Humayun|Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun]], the second [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]].]]

'''Diu''' {{IPAc-en|'|d|iː|uː}} is one of the three [[Districts of Daman and Diu|district]]s of the [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UTs merge for 'better admin efficiency, service': MoS Home |url=https://indusdictum.com/2019/12/04/dadra-nagar-haveli-and-daman-diu-uts-merge-for-better-admin-efficiency-service-mos-home/ |website=Indus Dictum |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> The district is made up of [[Diu Island]] and two small enclaves on the Indian mainland. The district headquarters are at [[Diu, India|Diu Town]]. It is the ninth least populous district in the country (out of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==History==
The district was historically part of the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of Gujarat. Mirroring the system of administrative division in [[Portugal]], Diu district (''Distrito de Diu'') was established as an administrative division of the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese State of India]] (''Estado da Índia'') in the first half of the 19th century. It was headed by a district governor, subordinate to the [[governor-general]] of Portuguese India in [[Goa]]. The district included the single municipality of [[Diu, India|Diu]], which was further subdivided into [[parish (administrative division)|civil parishes]].<ref name="R1">{{cite web |title=Diu History |url=http://diutourismgov.in/abtdiu-detail?id=19 |website=Diu Tourism Department |publisher=U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

It remained an [[Portuguese Empire|overseas territory of Portugal]] until it was [[Operation Vijay (1961)|annexed by Indian forces on 19 December 1961]]. From 1961 to 1987, it was a part of the union territory of [[Goa, Daman and Diu]]. In 1987, it became a part of the newly formed [[Daman and Diu|union territory of Daman and Diu]]. In January 2020, the district became part of the new union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.<ref name="R1" />

==Geography==
Diu district occupies an area of {{convert|40|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Daman and Diu: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1216 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref>

It consists of [[Diu Island]] and a part on the mainland (the [[Ghogolá]] peninsula). 20 km East of Diu Island, is the small territory of [[Simbor]].

=== Diu Island ===
[[Diu Island]] is the place where the town of [[Diu, India|Diu]] is located. [[Diu Fortress]] is also located on Diu Island.

=== Mainland ===
The area on the mainland borders [[Gir Somnath district]] of [[Gujarat]]. It contains the village of [[Ghogolá]]. The village lies on the mainland opposite the eastern end of the island .

The tiny territory of [[Simbor]], located about 25 km east of the town of Diu, is also part of the district.

==Sub-Districts==
# [[Diu Island]]
# [[Gogolá]]
# [[Simbor]]

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Diu district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 52,074,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison: Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote = Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,314 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 631st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 1301 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.73%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Diu has a [[sex ratio]] of 1030 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 83.36%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

== Sister cities ==
[[Diu Island]] is twinned with the city of [[Loures]], in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cm-loures.pt/Ligacao.aspx?DisplayId=612&CursorId=613 |title=Município – Cooperação externa – Diu |publisher=Câmara Municipal de Loures |location=Loures, Portugual |year=2014 |website=cm-loures.pt |language=Portuguese |accessdate=17 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041115/http://www.cm-loures.pt/Ligacao.aspx?DisplayId=612&CursorId=613 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Tourism ==
Diu is home to various buildings and monuments with Portuguese-styled architecture. The nearest railway junction is Veraval, which is 90 km from Diu. Major cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Dwarka and Thiruvananthapuram are directly connected to Veraval Railway Station. Delwada is 8 km from Diu.

;Fortresses and churches
*[[Diu Fort]]
*[[St. Thomas Church, Diu]], now a museum.
*Nadia Caves
*[[St. Paul's Church, Diu]]
*[[Fortim do Mar, Diu]]
*[[Fort St. Anthony of Simbor|Fortim do Mar, Simbor]]

;Beaches
* [[Nagoá Beach]], most visited beach in Diu and has a [[Fort of Nagoá|fort ruin]].
* Ghogolá Beach, largest beach off the island of Diu
* Chakratirth Beach
* Barra Beach has a [[Fort of Barra|fort ruin]]

=== Gallery ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="134">
File:Diu Fort Fixed Cannons.JPG|Diu Fort Fixed Cannons
File:Eglise St Thomas.jpg|St. Thomas Church, Diu
File:Diu fort, India.JPG|Diu fort
File:Nadia Caves of Diu.jpg|Nadia Caves of Diu
File:PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF ST.PAUL CHURCH, DIU, INDIA (2012).jpg|St. Paul's Church, Diu
File:Church in Nani Daman Fort.jpg|Church in Nani Daman Fort
Altar of Se Cathedral.jpg|Se Cathedral
File:View of Water Fort Prison from Diu Fort with watch tower of Diu Fort.JPG|View of Water Fort Prison from Diu Fort with watchtower of Diu Fort
Wall of the Portuguese Fort of Diu.jpg|Portuguese Fort
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://diu.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Diu district
|North = [[Gir Somnath district]], [[Gujarat]]
|Northeast =
|East = ''[[Gulf of Khambhat]]''
|Southeast =
|South = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|Southwest =
|West = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|Northwest =
}}

{{Daman and Diu}}
{{Authority control}}

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