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Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Union territory in western India which has Silvassa as its capital
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Union territory (pop., 2001 prelim.: 220,451), western India. Located between Gujarat and Maharashtra states and consisting of the entities of Dadra and Nagar Havali, it has a total area of 190 sq mi (491 sq km); its capital is Silvassa. Forests cover part of the area; the rest is devoted to cultivation and grazing. Industrial development is limited. It came under Portuguese control in 1783-85. In 1954 indigenous freedom movements forced the Portuguese out, and it became a union territory of India in 1961. The population is predominantly Hindu