Thane district

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Thane district
District of Maharashtra
Clockwise from top-left: Durgadi Fort in Kalyan, Temple in Titwala, IIT Bombay, Mrudu Point at Yeoor Hills, Skyline of Ambarnath
Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 19°12′N 72°58′E / 19.2°N 72.97°E / 19.2; 72.97
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Konkan
District Headquarters	Thane
Government
• Body	Thane Zilla Parishad
• Guardian minister	Shambhuraj Desai (cabinet minister MH)
• 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)
Area
• Total	4,214 km2 (1,627 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,070,032
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Thanekar
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE	400601
Vehicle registration	MH-04, MH-05, MH-43
Website	thane.nic.in

Thane district (Pronunciation: [ʈʰaːɳe], previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants;^[1] 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.^[2][3] The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur.^[4]

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 km². 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.