Diu, India
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Diu
Diu Town | |
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City | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN CODE | 362520 |
Telephone code | (International) +91-2875-, (National) 02875- |
Vehicle registration | DD-02 |
Sex ratio | 0.85 ♂/♀ |
Website | http://diu.gov.in/ |
Diu (
The city is one of the hundred Indian cities competing in a national level competition to get funds under Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. Diu will be competing for one of the last 10 spots against 20 cities from across India. In April 2018, it was reported that the Diu Smart City has already become India's first city to run on 100 percent renewable energy during the daytime.[5]
History
The town and district were historically part of the
Due to its strategic importance, there was a
In 1535
The alliance quickly unravelled, and attempts by the Sultans to oust the Portuguese from Diu between 1537 and 1546 failed. Bahadur Shah sought to recover Diu but was defeated and killed by the Portuguese, followed by a period of war between them and the people of Gujarat. In 1538, Coja Sofar, Lord of
After this second siege, Diu was so fortified that it could withstand later attacks of the Arabs of Muscat and the Dutch in the late 17th century. From the 18th century, Diu declined in strategic importance (due to development of
Diu remained a possession of the Portuguese from 1535 until 1961, when it fell to troops of the Indian Union, who conquered all of former Portuguese India under
Population
Languages
The languages spoken in Diu include Gujarati, Portuguese, English and Hindi.
Demographics
As of the
Geography and climate
Diu is at 20°43′N 70°59′E / 20.71°N 70.98°E.[7]
The island is at sea level and covers an area of 38.8 square kilometres or 15.0 square miles. Diu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), with an average annual rainfall of 560 millimetres or 22 inches, of which all but 25 millimetres (1.0 in) falls between June and September.
Climate data for Diu, India (1981-2010, extremes 1967-2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.4 (102.9) |
42.4 (108.3) |
44.0 (111.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.4 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
7.4 (0.29) |
124.5 (4.90) |
225.8 (8.89) |
126.9 (5.00) |
58.9 (2.32) |
16.7 (0.66) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
561.5 (22.11) |
Average rainy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 27.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
54 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 60 | 55 | 66 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[8][9] |
Education
Landmarks
With no tall buildings except the fort, the town of Diu has a characteristically low skyline and is known for its Portuguese architecture.
Diu has a white sand beach to the north.[10][11]
Forts
The Diu fort is the most visited landmark in the district. The fort and the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa were chosen as the two wonders from India, among the seven from across the world, out of a list of 27 monuments built in 16 countries during the Portuguese rule. The fort is built on a hillock next to the sea.[12]
Fortim do Mar is a sea fort in the Diu channel between the island of Diu and the Gogolá peninsula. It has an iconic ship-shaped structure. [13]
Churches
There are three surviving Portuguese Baroque church buildings, with
Chapels
There are several Chapels scattered in various parts of the town. Some of the prominent ones are: Mother of God Chapel, Our Lady of Rosary Chapel and the Bastion Chapels of the city wall and fort.
Transport
Diu is linked to the mainland by a bridge. Local transport is available by road from Una, Gujarat and Rajula and Mahuva. Alliance Air, an Air India subsidiary, flies from Mumbai, landing at Diu Airport. Jet Airways, also used to have services here until it was bankrupted in 2019.[14]
See also
- Portuguese India
- Goans
- Union Territories
References
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 29 March 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "District at a Glance".
- ^ "Survey chapter: Diu Indo-Portuguese".
- ^ "Firangiwada Heritage Walk".
- ^ "Diu Smart City 1st in India to run on 100% renewable energy during day - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Census of India: Search Details - Diu (M Cl)". Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Diu
- ^ "Station: Diu Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 255–256. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Discover Diu's beaches". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Shetty, Sneha (14 December 2015). "Must Visit: Not All Beaches Are as Interesting as These 5 in Diu!". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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- ^ "Fortim do Mar, Daman and Diu".
- ^ "It's official: Jet Airways to go under insolvency". India Today. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
Further reading
- Andrada (undated). The Life of Dom John de Castro: The Fourth Vice Roy of India. Jacinto Freire de Andrada. Translated into English by Peter Wyche. (1664). Henry Herrington, New Exchange, London. Facsimile edition (1994) AES Reprint, New Delhi. ISBN 81-206-0900-X.
External links
Media related to Diu at Wikimedia Commons