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Vasai
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- Vasai is on the west coast of India, about one third of the way down to the southern tip. It is in the west side of the Maharashtra province, which covers roughly the second quarter of the west coast (counting from the north), and heads inland roughly twice as far as its coastline.
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- Location of Vasai in Maharashtra, India
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- Country
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- State
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- Maharashtra
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- District
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- Palghar
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- Division
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- Konkan (North)
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- Vasa Konkani tribes
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- Vidhan Sabha constituency
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- Vasai (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
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- Municipal Corporation
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- Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Demonym
- Pre-Portuguese era
- Portuguese era
- Treaty of Vasai (Bassein; 1534)
- Maratha era
- British era
- Treaty of Bassein (1802)
- Industrialization
- Transport
- Tourism
- Education
- Use as filming location
- Climate
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Map of Bassein (Vasai) (c. 1539) thumb|right|Tungareshwar Temple at Vasai, Mumbai, in 2019 thumb|right|Ruins of St. Paul's (c. 1855–1862) thumb|right|Gonsalo Garcia|St. Gonsalo (1st Indian-born saint) thumb|right|Saint Gonsalo Garcia Church thumb|right|Mumbai Suburban Local Train thumb|right|Roman Catholic Diocese of Vasai thumb|right|Horse riding at Suruchi Beach
Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: [ʋəsəi]; Portuguese: Baçaim; British English: Bassein; formerly and alternatively Marathi; Bajipur) is a historical place and city located in the Palghar district; it was partitioned out of the Thane district in August 2014. It also forms a part of the Vasai-Virar twin cities in the Konkan division, Maharashtra, India, and comes under the police jurisdiction of the Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate.