Diu district

Diu district (Portuguese: Distrito de Diu) is one of the three districts of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu of India. It is the ninth least populous district in the country (out of 640).^[1]

Geography

Diu district occupies an area of 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi),^[2]

It consists of Diu Island and a part on the mainland (the Ghoghla peninsula). 20 km East of Diu Island, is the village of Simbor.

Diu Island is the place where the town of Diu is located. Diu Fort is also located on Diu Island.

The area on the mainland borders Gir Somnath district of Gujarat. It contains the village of Ghoghla.

The village lies on the mainland opposite the eastern end of the island .

According to the 2011 census Diu district has a population of 52,056,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 631st in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 1,301 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,370/sq mi) .^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.73%.^[1] Diu has a sex ratio of 1030 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 83.36%.^[1]

The Diu Fortress was built in 1535 by the Portuguese, when Bahadur Shah, the Sultan of Gujarat, requested their help to resist an attack by Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun, the second Mughal Emperor.
Major Church Buildings on Diu Island (Anticlockwise from top):*1. Churches of St. Paul and St. Thomas (Diu)*2. Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Diu)*3. Church of Our Lady of Remedes (Fudam)*4. Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Vanakbara)
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Église St Thomas, Diu - Inde / St. Thomas Church, Diu - India
Diu fort, Diu Island
This is a photo of ASI monument number
This is a photo of ASI monument number
This is a photo of ASI monument number
View of Water Fort Prison from Diu Fort with watchtower of Diu Fort

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
↑ Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Daman and Diu: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1216. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,314 July 2011 est.