  silvassa (marathi: , gujarati: àª¸à«àª²à«àªµàª¾àª¸, portuguese: silvassÃ¡) is the capital of the indian union territory of dadra and nagar haveli. during the portuguese rule, silvassa was also known as vila de paÃ§o d'arcos, the same name of a town near lisbon (paÃ§o de arcos, oeiras). the city has a large number of factories and industries providing significant government revenue, which allows the city to maintain a low level of taxation. ==history== until the end of the 19th century, silvassa was only a small village. the growing importance of silvassa started in 1885, when the portuguese administration decided to transfer there the seat of nagar haveli, which until then was in dararÃ¡. by decree of 11 february 1885, silvassa was created as a town, with the name of vila de paÃ§o d'arcos. however, the original name prevailed and the town continued to be mainly known as silvassa and referred like that even in official documents. ==demographics== as of 2001 india census, silvassa had a population of 21,890.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=a&state5=999|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=a&state5=999
Indian_Union_Territory_capitals Silvassa