Dadra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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Dadra दादरा, દાદરા |
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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
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