Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Geography for UPSC: Interactive Map, Rivers and Protected Areas
a coastal union territory on the Gujarat-Maharashtra seaboard
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Protected areas mapped
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Rivers mapped
At a glance
Capital
Daman
Language
Gujarati, Hindi
Dance
Tarangmel
Area
603 km²
Coastline
~23 km
Highest peak
390 m
Borders
Gujarat, Maharashtra
Why UPSC asks about Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
The merged UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is coastal Gujarat-Maharashtra geography: the Daman Ganga river, the Arabian Sea coast, and the 2020 merger of two former Portuguese territories. UPSC tests UT reorganisation and the Portuguese-colonial geography of western India.
Did you know
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has no biosphere reserve. India's 18 biosphere reserves are spread across only 16 states, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is not among them. The nearest is Pachmarhi (Madhya Pradesh).
Did you know
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has no national park. The nearest national park is Vansda (Gujarat).
Daman Ganga
Rises Sahyadri hills near Monda (Maharashtra); flows to Arabian Sea at Daman · 31 km
The Daman Ganga's Madhuban dam (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) supplies the UT's industry.
Dadra & Nagar Haveli WLS
A sanctuary in the Western Ghats foothills of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, with moist and dry deciduous forest supporting leopards, sloth bears and flying squirrels.
Western Ghats foothill forest; leopard and sloth bear habitat.
Fudam WLS (Diu)
A small sanctuary in Diu protecting wetland and coastal scrub habitats for resident and migratory birds.
Coastal wetland bird sanctuary in Diu.
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