Three districts of 491, 72 and 40 square kilometres: how the merged Union Territory is laid out

Background

This geography underlies the notices the Union Territory Administration published in October 2026, which come from offices in Daman, Silvassa and Diu.
The Union Territory has three districts: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli covers 491 sq. km, Daman 72.00 sq. km and Diu 40.00 sq. km.
Their populations are 343,709, 191,173 and 52,074 respectively, and their densities are 700, 2,655 and 1,302 persons per sq. km.
Each district has its own municipal council: Silvassa Municipal Council, Daman Municipal Council and Diu Municipal Council.
The Daman Ganga river is listed for all three districts, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies on the western side of the foothills of the Western Ghats with 204 sq. km of forest cover.