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Thane district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Maharashtra
- Division
- Konkan
- District headquarters
- Thane
- Body
- Thane Zilla Parishad
- Guardian minister
- Eknath Shinde , ( Deputy Chief Minister )
- President z p thane
- Pushpa Borhade-Patil
- District collector
- Ashok Shingare (IAS)
- Ceo z p thane
- Manuj Jindal
- Mps
- Naresh Mhaske , ( Thane ) Shrikant Shinde , ( Kalyan ) Suresh Mhatre , ( Bhiwandi )
- Total
- 4,214 km (1,627 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Density
- 2,625/km (6,798/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Thanekar
- Official
- Marathi
- Per capita
- ₹ 444,283 ( US$ 5,995.75)
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Pin code
- 40xxxx
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Encyclopedic overview
Thane district (Pronunciation: [ʈʰaːɳe], previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan division of the Indian state of Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census, it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014, the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 census population of 8,070,032. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane.Thane district is located in western Maharashtra.Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur.
The district is situated between 18°42' and 20°20' north latitudes and 72°45' and 73°48' east longitudes. The revised area of the district is 4,214 km. The district is bounded by Nashik district to the north east, Pune and Ahmednagar districts to the east, and by Palghar district to the north. The Arabian Sea forms the western boundary, while it is bounded by Mumbai Suburban district to the south west, and Raigad District to the south.
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