Dadra and Nagar Haveli /ddr/ & /nrhvli/ is a union territory in Western India. It is composed of two separate geographical entities - Dadra an enclave 1 km NW surrounded by Gujarat and Nagar Haveli wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat. The capital city is Silvassa.The area of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is spread over 491 km2, landlocked between Gujarat to the north and Maharashtra to the south. The Union Territory comprises two separate geographical units Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The larger part spans a roughly c-shaped area up-river from the city of Daman on the coast, at the centre of which, and thus outside the territory, is the Madhuban reservoir. Dadra and Nagar Haveli is in the middle of the undulating watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through Nagar Haveli and later forms the short southern border of Dadra. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa lie on the north bank of the river. The Western Ghats range rises to the east, and the foothills of the range occupy the eastern portion of the district. While the territory is landlocked, the Arabian Sea is just to its west, and can be reached via Vapi in Gujarat. It is close to the Western coast of India between 20 0 and 20 25 N latitude and between 72 50 and 73 15 E longitude. It occupies an area of 491 square kilometres (190 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to the Philippines' Biliran Island.[3] It ranks 4th among the Union Territories and 32nd including the states.[4] The territory is surrounded by Valsad District of Gujarat on the West, North and East and by, Thane District of Maharashtra on the South and South-East (after division of Thane district, it is now surrounded by newly formed Palghar District.).[5] Maghval is a small enclave village belonging to Gujarat that is located within Nagar Haveli, just south of Silvassa.[6][7][8][9] The nearest railway station is Vapi in Gujarat on the Mumbai-Delhi route, about 18 km northwest of Silvassa. Bombay is approximately 180 km from Silvassa. Surat city is about 140 km away. The nearest airport is Bombay. The stretch of the main southern area is hilly terrain especially towards the northeast and east where it is surrounded by ranges of Sahyadri mountains (Western Ghats). The central alluvial region of the land is almost plain and the soil is fertile and rich. The river Damanganga rises in the Ghat 64 km from the western coast and discharges itself in the Arabian Sea at the port of Daman after crossing Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Its three tributaries viz. Varna, Pipri and Sakartond join Daman Ganga within the territory.[10][11]
