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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Coord|19.510498|N|72.772311|E|display=title}}
'''Datiware''' is a village in the state of [[Maharashtra]] ([[Palghar]] taluk, [[Palghar]] district) in [[India]] on the northern bank of Datiware creek at the mouth of the river [[Vaitarna river|Vaitarna]]. This area is especially famous for being its [[bird]]s and is a popular destination for [[birdwatcher]]s in winter.
[[File:Datiware dongri and lake.jpg|thumb|]]

== Demographics ==
As of 2001 India census, datware had a population of 1,489. Males constitute 745 of the population and females 744. Number of total households was 326.<ref name="icsf3"/>

[[File:Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) on shore.jpg|thumb|[[Eurasian oystercatchers]] (''Haematopus ostralegus'')]]
[[File:gulls1.jpg|thumb|[[Heuglin's gulls]] (''Larus heuglini'')]]
[[File:Flamingo in flight photo by Karan Nanarkar.jpg|thumb|[[Greater Flamingo]] (''Greater Flamingo'')]]
The area has a variety of habitats including rural agricultural fields, estuary and sea-shore.

== Location ==

Datiware is 100 km from Dahisar Checkpost. On the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway]], take a left turn at [[Varai Phata]] (45 km from Dahisar). From Varai phata reach [[Saphale station]]. Take a right turn from Saphale station and follow the sign boards to Datiware.

It can also be reached by sea from [[Arnala]] village where a small launch may be available to reach Datiware.

By rail one has to travel to Saphale station on the Western railway line. From here you can get state transport buses or private vehicles to Datiware

New route via sea has been started from Virar (chikhal dongari) 19°29'39.9"N 72°47'35.8"E.

== Fish and fishery ==
The area also has numerous [[mudskipper]]s and other species of fish. They are locally called ''nivthi'' and the species found here is ''[[Boleophthalmus dussumieri]]''.

'''Kolim''' fishery<ref name="icsf3">{{cite web|url=http://www.icsf.net/jsp/publication/dossiers/wif02/doc01.pdf|title=Dossier - Women in Fisheries|series=2|volume=1|publisher=International Collective in Support of Fishworkers|format=PDF}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is a seasonal type of fishing followed in the coastal villages of thane district. Women and children use simple nets in the near shore areas to catch a tiny mysid shrimp, ''[[Mesopodosis orientalis]]'', which is a rather uncommon crustacean. The kolim season in datiware is from March to May.

== History ==
Dativre ( Dantivra ) Fort was a seaport in the Mahim Subdivision, Thana (now Palghar) District, Bombay Presidency. Ten miles south east of Mahim. Latitude 19° 17' N, Longitude 72° 50' E. Near the town was a small ruined fort probably built by the Portuguese. Average annual trade for five years ending 1878-79, £11,569 (exports £10,738, imports £831).

== Cited references ==
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== Other references ==
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* Kharbhari, J.P., 1982. Marine Fisheries Information Services India.. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute: 18-23.
* Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2.. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
*{{cite web|url=http://www.icsf.net/icsf2006/jspFiles/icsfMain/|title=Women first: Report of women in fisheries programme of the ICFS in India (Dossier - Women in Fisheries)|year=1997|volume=I|series=2|access-date=19 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613095642/http://icsf.net/icsf2006/jspFiles/icsfMain/|archive-date=13 June 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/population_finder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=21|title=Census of India 2001.}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Dativra.html|title=Datiware (Dativra) Location, Map & Weather}}
*{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/imperialgazette04huntgoog|quote=Fort: Dativre .|title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India|publisher=Trübner & Company|author=William Wilson Hunter|year=1885|page=[https://archive.org/details/imperialgazette04huntgoog/page/n166 157]}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Dantivra.html|title=The Gazetteers Department|publisher=Maharashtra State Government}}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20111110132345/http://icsf.net/icsf2006/jspFiles/icsfMain/
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== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm|title=Fishbase - Global information system for fishes}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.icsf.net/icsf2006/uploads/publications/dossier/pdf/english/issue_52/ALL.pdf|format=PDF|title=Kolim fishery of Maharashtra - a Women's fishery|page=21|access-date=19 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719143614/http://www.icsf.net/icsf2006/uploads/publications/dossier/pdf/english/issue_52/ALL.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
*{{cite web|url=http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3872/|title=Regular fishery of Mysids, ''Mesopodosis orientalis'' in mumbai waters|page=15}}
*{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/863353/|title=Location map of Datiware}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.icsf.net/icsf2006/ControllerServlet?handler=OTHERPUB&code=viewPubn&language=EN&subsiteId=2&pubnType=dossier|title=International Collective in Support of Fishworkers|access-date=19 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614065717/http://icsf.net/icsf2006/ControllerServlet?handler=OTHERPUB&code=viewPubn&language=EN&subsiteId=2&pubnType=dossier|archive-date=14 June 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.maavooru.net/Place.aspx?PID=347914|title=Population demographics & Other info}}{{dead link|date=February 2014}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.mmbmumbai.com/Lighthouses.htm|title=Datiware Lighthouse|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121173622/http://www.mmbmumbai.com/Lighthouses.htm|archivedate=21 November 2008|df=dmy-all}}

[[Category:Villages in Palghar district]]

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