Thane

For the district, see Thane district. For the taluka, see Thane taluka. For the medieval title, see thegn. For other uses, see Thane (disambiguation).

Thane
City / Urban agglomeration
From top, left to right: Hiranandani Estate; Upvan Lake, Eastern express highway; Talao Pali
Nickname:  City of Lakes
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Thane Location within Maharashtra Thane Location within India
Coordinates: 19°11′50″N 72°58′20″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Established	9th century A.D
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Thane Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Sharmila Pimpolkar-Gaikwad
• Deputy Mayor	Krishna Patil
• Municipal Commissioner	Saurabh Rao, IAS
Area
• Total	147 km2 (57 sq mi)
• Rank	15th
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) MH-43 (Navi Mumbai)
Lok Sabha constituencies	Thane Kalyan Bhiwandi
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Thane Kopri-Pachpakhadi Ovala-Majiwada Mumbra-Kalwa
Literacy (2017–18)	91.36%
Website	thanecity.gov.in

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Thane (Marathi: [ˈʈʰaːɳeː]; known as Thana until 1996) is a city in western India, in the state of Maharashtra. It neighbours Mumbai and is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is situated in the north-east of Salsette Island.

Thane serves as the headquarters of the Thane district and is located inside Thane taluka. It is the 15th most populous city in India, with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census.