Dadra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra
दादरा, દાદરા
Village
Country  India
Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Languages
  Official Marathi, Gujarati
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Nearest city Silvassa
Climate Tropical monsoon climate
Am
(Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 18 °C (64 °F)

Dadra is a small town in the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is an enclave lying a few kilometres north of Nagar Haveli in Gujarat.

Dadra is located 6 km west of Silvassa, the capital of union territory. Dadra consists of Dadra town and two other villages.

History

Until 1954, Dadra was part of Portuguese India.[1] Under Portuguese rule, Dadra formed a freguesia (administrative parish) of the Nagar Haveli concelho (municipality). In turn, the Nagar Haveli concelho was part of the Daman district.

References

  1. Bansal, Sunita. Encyclopaedia of India. p. 83.

Coordinates: 20°19′N 72°58′E / 20.317°N 72.967°E / 20.317; 72.967


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