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Home  West India Tourism Daman and Diu Tourism
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Daman is a tiny coastal town at the southern tip of Gujarat, adjoining Maharashtra. It lies on the banks of the Daman Ganga River, some 170 km north of Mumbai. Daman was a Portuguese territory for over 300 years till its liberation in 1961, along with Goa, Diu and nearby Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
The Portuguese influence is palpably evident in the architecture, cuisine and life style of the locals.
The weather remains warm almost the entire year though summers get pretty hot with the maximum day temperatures reaching as high as 36°C and minimum temperatures of 20° C. Winters are a bit cooler with average temperatures of around 23°C, maximums temperatures are usually around 26° C and minimums at 20°C. Daman receives a fair bit of precipitation as the southwesterly monsoons rain as much as 190cm annually.
Area 112 sq km
Population 158,059
Capital City Moti Daman
Language Gujarati,Marathi, Hindi, English and Portuguese
Religion Hindu, Christian and Muslim
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