Country India Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F) | Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli Nearest city Silvassa | |
Climate Tropical monsoon climate
Am (Köppen) | ||
Dadra is a small town in the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is an enclave lying a few kilometres north of Nagar Haveli in Gujarat.
Dadra is located 6 km west of Silvassa, the capital of union territory. Dadra consists of Dadra town and two other villages.
History
Until 1954, Dadra was part of Portuguese India. Under Portuguese rule, Dadra formed a freguesia (administrative parish) of the Nagar Haveli concelho (municipality). In turn, the Nagar Haveli concelho was part of the Daman district.
References
Dadra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA