Silvassa, India
Silvassa is a town of 98,265 people in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India, founded in 1885.
Why visit Silvassa
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include SSR Institute of Management and Research and SSR College of Education.
Weather in Silvassa
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About Silvassa
Silvassa is a city and the headquarters of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district in the 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.
From the Wikipedia article Silvassa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Silvassa on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
SSR Institute of Management and Research
School · 4.5 km
Management education college
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Silvassa City Stadium
Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km
STADIUM GROUND Sayli Road, Silvassa
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay2
SURBHI BAR AND RESTRO.
Motel and hotel · 1.4 km
HOTEL Sayli Road, Silvassa
History
Until about the turn of the century, in the late 1800s, Silvassa was one of many small villages in Portuguese India. Its importance started to increase by the mid-1880s when the Portuguese administration, under then Governor-General Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva, Count of Paço de Arcos, decided to transfer the seat of the Pragana Nagar Avely municipality further inland from Darará. On 11 February 1885, by decree from the Portuguese Ministry of the Overseas, Silvassa was designated as a town (vila), and given the name of Paço de Arcos. However, the endemic name prevailed, and the town continued to be known locally and beyond as Silvassa, being referred-to as such in official documents. The town remained the municipal capital until the Indian Annexation of 1954.
From the History section of Silvassa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare18
Map of Silvassa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daman Airport (NMB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Āmli 2 km northeast, about 2 min by car
- Samarvarni 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
- Lavachha 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Mashāt 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- Naroli 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Dadra 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Rakholi 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Karvad 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Chanod 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Nashik 88 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa 3, Sharada Prasad CS from Berkeley, India, CC BY 2.0
- Silvassa banner, Soumya-8974 (derived work), CC BY 2.0
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa 2, Sharada Prasad CS from Berkeley, India, CC BY 2.0
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa, Sharada Prasad CS from Berkeley, India, CC BY 2.0
- Beautiful Villa, Silvassa,DNH - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Daman Ganga River Silvassa Dadar Nagar Haveli Gujarat India, Sharada Prasad CS, CC BY 2.0
- VBCH Main gate, Virajrathod31, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Drgon Fly, Hardikajmani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beautiful Bunglow,Selvassa, DNH - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Govinda Tower, Selvassa, DNH - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
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