Thane, India
| Thane City | |
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| Metropolis | |
 Thane City
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| Coordinates: 19°10′21″N 72°57′25″E / 19.172431°N 72.957019°ECoordinates: 19°10′21″N 72°57′25″E / 19.172431°N 72.957019°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Minakshi Shinde |
| • Deputy Mayor | Rajendra Sapte |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Sanjeev Jaiswal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 147 km2 (57 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,886,941 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Thanekar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 400 601 400 602 400 603 400 604 400 605 400 606 400 607 400 615 |
| Telephone code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-04 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies |
Thane Kalyan |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
Thane Kopri-Pachpakhadi Ovala-Majiwada Mumbra-Kalwa |
| Website | www |
Thane also called colloquially as Thana, is one of the most populous metropolitan cities in India. Thane city is the largest among the three municipal corporations that form Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas of the Thane district (the other two municipal corporations in Thane taluka are Mira-Bhayandar and Navi Mumbai). Thane is the headquarter of the taluka and if the district. With a population of 1,841,488 distributed over a land area of about 147 square kilometres (57 sq mi), Thane city is the 16th most populated city in India.
Located on the north western side of the state of Maharashtra, the city is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.
The city boasts of having 33 lakes in the city and is thus fondly known as 'City of Lakes' among its residents.
The name Thane, locally pronounced [ˈʈʰaːɳeː], has been variously romanised as Tana,Thana,Thâṇâ, and Thane.Ibn Battuta and Abulfeda knew it as Kukin Tana; Duarte Barbosa as Tana Mayambu.
A copper plate dating to AD 1078 was discovered near the foundations of Thane Fort in 1787. A land grant from Arikesara Devaraja, lord of Tagara, he addresses the inhabitants of a city called "Sri Sthanaka".
In the 14th century, Thane was a major port under a Muslim governor which was celebrated for its production of a cloth known as Tanasi. In 1321, it was the site of the martyrdom of St Thomas of Tolentino and his companions, Franciscans who were executed for blaspheming Muhammad when questioned by the qadi during a domestic abuse case between two local Nestorians. It was also visited during the period by Jordanus (who removed their relics), Odoric of Pordenone (who removed them again), Ibn Battuta, and Abulfeda.
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