Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu

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The Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was a former Portuguese-ruled Indian territory on the west coast that existed from 1961 until Goa became a separate state in 1987, leaving Daman and Diu as a distinct union territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former union territory of India
administrativeCentre Panaji
annexationEvent Annexation of Goa
annexationOperation Operation Vijay (1961)
borderedBy Arabian Sea
Karnataka
Maharashtra
capital Panaji
Panjim
linked to: Panaji
continent Asia
country India
dateAbolished 1987-05-30
dateEstablished 1961-12-19
endTime 1987
followedBy State of Goa
linked to: Goa

Union Territory of Daman and Diu
formerColonialPower Portugal
governingBody Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu
hasPart Daman
linked to: Daman district

Diu
Goa
incorporatedBy Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Act, 1962
legalStatus union territory under direct administration of the President of India
legislativeAssemblyAbolished 1987
legislativeAssemblyEstablished 1963
legislature Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu
locatedIn Konkan region
linked to: Konkan

west coast of India
nativeNameLanguage Konkani
Portuguese
officialLanguage English
Konkani
Marathi
linked to: Marathi language

Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
partOf Republic of India
linked to: India
partOfHistoricalRegion Portuguese India
precededBy Portuguese India
religionMajority Hinduism
religionSignificant Christianity
sovereignState India
startTime 1961
statusChange Daman and Diu remained a separate union territory after 1987
Goa became a separate state on 1987-05-30
subdivisionType union territory
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30

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State of Goa (for non-Supreme Court matters) formerStatus Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Margao countrySubdivision Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu (historical)
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Goa Legislative Assembly establishedFor Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Article 239A of the Constitution of India appliesTo Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Nagoa Beach locatedIn Union Territory of Daman and Diu
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu followedBy Union Territory of Daman and Diu
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu statusChange Goa became a separate state on 1987-05-30
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Diocese of Sindhudurg province Goa and Daman
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Patriarch of the East Indies ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Goa and Daman
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Diocese of Belgaum province Goa and Daman
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Assagao countrySubdivision Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu (historical)
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Governor of Goa officeCreatedFor Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Diocese of Nashik ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Goa and Daman
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Diocese of Baroda ecclesiasticalProvince Goa and Daman
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Diocese of Daman ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Goa and Daman
linked to: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu