Fudam or Podamo (also spelt Fodão) is a village in the central region of the island of Diu. It is around 35 kilometres (22 mi) away from the town of Diu.
Fudam
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Village | |
_1934.jpg) Map of Diu showing Podamo | |
  Fudam | |
| Coordinates: 20°42′46.24″N 70°57′36.67″E / 20.7128444°N 70.9601861°E | |
| Country |  India |
| UT | DNDD |
| District | Diu |
| Sub-district | Diu Island |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | approx. 1,500 |
| Demonym | Fudãocar or Podamcar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| • Also spoken (understood) | Gujarati, Hindi |
| • Historical | Portuguese |
| Religions | |
| • Dominant | Christianity, Hinduism |
| • Historical | Roman Catholicism |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Its main attraction is the large Fudam Bird Sanctuary which is home to many migratory birds.[3]
The oldest building in the village is the Nossa Senhora de Remedios church, dating to the 1667 AD.[4]
References edit
- ^ Cardoso, Hugo C.; Pombo, Pedro (2018). "Diu and the Diuese: Indian Ocean, Heritage, and Cultural Landscape". South Asian Studies. 34: 1–5. doi:10.1080/02666030.2018.1439435. hdl:10451/43263. S2CID 194980157.
- ^ The Indo-Portuguese language of Diu - Hugo Cardoso.
- ^ "Fudam Wildlife Sanctuary".
- ^ "An island of architectural treasures". 2 February 2019.