Silvassa
Silvassa | |
|---|---|
City | |
Silvassa Townhall | |
| Coordinates: 20°16′15″N 73°00′18″E / 20.2708162°N 73.0049524°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | DNDD |
| District | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Silvassa Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Rakeshsinh Chauhan |
| Area | |
• Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 98,266 |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Additional official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0260 |
| Vehicle registration | DD-01 |
| Website | dnh |
Silvassa is a city and the headquarters of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district in Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India. It is today the largest city in the union territory. The city was chosen as one of the hundred Indian cities in Government of India's flagship Smart Cities Mission.