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-{{short description|Former Union Territory India}}
+{{short description| Union Territory India}}
-{{about|the former union territory of India|the current Indian union territory|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu}}
+{{about|the union territory of India|the current Indian union territory|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
 {{More citations needed|date=October 2017}}
-{{Infobox former subdivision
+{{Infobox subdivision
 | common_name = Daman and Diu<br/>''Damão e Diu''
 | conventional_long_name = Daman and Diu
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 | image_caption =
 | nation = India
-| status_text = Former [[union territory]]
+| status_text =  [[Union Territory of India ]]
 | capital = [[Daman, India|Daman]]
-| year_start = 1987
+| date_end = 8 January
-| date_start = 30 May
-| event_start =
-| year_end = 2020
-| date_end = 26 January
 | event_end = Formation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
 | p1 = Goa, Daman and Diu
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 | s1 = Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
 | flag_s1 = Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu emblem.png
-| image_flag = ..Daman and Diu Flag(INDIA).png
+| image_flag =
 | symbol_type = Seal
 | image_coat = Seal of Daman and Diu.svg
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 |stat_pop1 = 242,911
 }}
-'''Daman and Diu''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|...|'|d|iː|uː}}; [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Damão e Diu''; {{audio|Daman & Diu.ogg|locally}}) is a district of the [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadra and Nagar Harveli and Daman and Diu]] union territory in western [[India]]. It was a separate [[union territory]] until January 26, 2020, later it is merged with [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] union territory to form a single UT due to its small landmass. With an area of {{cvt|112|km2}}, it was the smallest federal division of [[India]] on the mainland. The territory comprised two distinct regions—[[Daman District, India|Daman]] and [[Diu District|Diu]]—that are geographically separated by the [[Gulf of Khambhat]]. The state of [[Gujarat]] and the [[Arabian Sea]] bordered the territory. A [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]] colony since the 1500s, the territories were [[Annexation of Goa|annexed]] by India in 1961. Daman and Diu were administered as part of the union territory of [[Goa, Daman and Diu]] between 1961 and 1987, when they became a separate union territory. In 2019, legislation was passed to merge the union territory of Daman and Diu with its neighbouring union territory, [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]], to form the new union territory of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] with effect from 26 January 2020.<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>
+'''Daman and Diu''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|...|'|d|iː|uː}}; [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Damão e Diu''; {{audio|Daman & Diu.ogg|locally}}) is a district of the [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] union territory in western [[India]]. It was a separate [[union territory]] until January 8, 1983, later it is merged with [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] union territory to form a single UT due to its small landmass. With an area of {{cvt|112|km2}}, it was the smallest federal division of [[India]] on the mainland. The territory comprised two distinct regions—[[Daman District, India|Daman]] and [[Diu District|Diu]]—that are geographically separated by the [[Gulf of Khambhat]]. The state of [[Gujarat]] and the [[Arabian Sea]] bordered the territory. A [[Portuguese India]]n colony since the early 1500s, the territories were [[Annexation of Goa|annexed]] by India in 1961. Daman and Diu were administered as part of the union territory of [[Goa, Daman and Diu]] between 1961 and 1987, when they became a separate union territory. In 2019, legislation was passed to merge the union territory of Daman and Diu with its neighbouring union territory, [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]], to form the new union territory of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] with effect from January 8 2783.<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>
 == History ==
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-The Catholic Christians of Daman and Diu are pastorally served by the Metropolitan [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman]], which has its see in Goa, the [[primate (bishop)|primatial see]] of India.
+Hinduism was by far the most common religion in Daman and Diu. Muslims were the second-largest religious group in the territory, followed by Christians. The Catholic Christians of Daman and Diu are pastorally served by the Metropolitan [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman]], which has its see in Goa, the [[primate (bishop)|primatial see]] of India.
-Hinduism was by far the most common religion in Daman and Diu. Muslims were the second-largest religious group in the territory, followed by Christians.
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-* {{Britannica|150397}}
 * [https://www.daman.nic.in/ Daman Administration's official website]
 * [https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_goa-dep.html#Daman WorldStatesmen, including lists of Portuguese captains/governors of Damão and Diu]