Thane
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Thane (Marathi: [ˈʈʰaːɳeː]; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India and on the northeastern side of Mumbai. It is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city proper, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island.
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Thane
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Nickname: City of Lakes | |
Coordinates: 19°11′50″N 72°58′20″E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Thane |
Founded by | NA |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | |
• Mayor | Vacant |
• Deputy Mayor | Vacant |
• Municipal Commissioner | Mr. Abhijit Bangar |
Area | |
• Total | 147 km2 (57 sq mi) |
• Rank | 15 |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,537,000 |
• Rank | 15 |
• Density | 17,258/km2 (44,700/sq mi) |
Demonym | Thanekar |
Language | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 400601—15 |
Telephone code | 022 |
Vehicle registration | MH-04 (Thane City) MH-05 (Kalyan) |
Lok Sabha constituencies | Thane Kalyan |
Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Thane Kopri-Pachpakhadi Ovala-Majiwada Mumbra-Kalwa |
Literacy (2017–18) | 91.36% |
Website | thanecity |
Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas of Thane district; also, it is the headquarters of the namesake district. With a population of 1,841,488 distributed over a land area of about 147 square kilometres (57 sq mi), Thane city is the 15th most populous city in India with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census.[1]