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Silvassa or Selvas ( , ) 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.

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Silvassa is a city in western India that serves as the administrative center of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district within the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is the largest city in its union territory and was selected as one of India's hundred Smart Cities by the government to receive development and modernization funding.

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Settlement.name
Silvassa
Settlement.other_name
Selvas
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa 3.jpg
Settlement.image_alt
Silvassa Townhall
Settlement.image_caption
Silvassa Townhall
Settlement.pushpin_map
India#India Dadra and Nagar Haveli#India Gujarat
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Union territory
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Settlement.established_date
1885
Settlement.government_type
Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body
Silvassa Municipal Council
Settlement.leader_title1
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1
Rakeshsinh Chauhan

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Wikidata facts

Official name
સેલ્વાસ
Population
21890
Elevation
32
Image
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa 3.jpg
Dialing code
0260
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Commons category
Silvassa
postal code
396230
inception
1885-00-00
native label
સેલ્વાસ
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Silvassa or Selvas ( , ) 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.

==Etymology== The former official name of the city, during Portuguese rule, was Paço de Arcos (Engl.: "palace of arches", also spelled '''Paço d'Arcos'), named after the town of that same name located in Oeiras, Lisbon.

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