Konkan Division
| Konkan division, Maharashtra कोकण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र |
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| Districts | 1. Thane, 2. Mumbai city, 3. Mumbai suburban, 4. Ratnagiri, 5. Sindhudurg, 6. Raigarh, 7. Palghar |
| Area | 30,746 km2 (11,871 sq mi) |
| Population | 24,807,357 |
Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the Konkan region, which occupies the entire west coast of Maharashtra. The two districts in the state capital Mumbai also fall in Konkan division.
There have been changes in the names of Districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed.
The Census of India 2011 revealed that Thane district has emerged as the most populous district in Maharashtra where population of Thane district has even surpassed Mumbai Suburban district, and Government of Maharashtra and several political parties and organisations have come up with various proposals to bifurcrate or even trifurcate Thane district on Tribal, Urban and Rural areas, some of them include.
Bifurcation of Thane district is an old demand where it is proposed Thane district be split into two districts where the northern and eastern talukas are included into the proposed Palghar Tribal District.
Thane Urban district: This demand comes from the unique fact where Thane district has 7 contiguous and adjoining connected Municipal Corporations. Hence it is feasible to have an urban district of only 7 Municipal Corporations and two Municipal Councils namely Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation, Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation, Bhivandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation, Thane Municipal Corporation, Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation and the Municipal councils of Badlapur-Kulgaon, Ambernath and the Cidco administered areas. The Panvel, New Panvel, and the Navi Mumbai International Airport regions also can be included in this proposed entirely urban district. Current proposal is to have Thane city, Navi Mumbai and Mira Bhayander into Thane urban district.
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