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| name = Thane
| other_name = Thana (Till 1996)
| native_name = 
| image_skyline = Eagleridge in Thane Thane by Hiranandani Dwello.jpg
| image_caption = Hiranandani Estate in Thane
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thane district|Thane]]
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = *[[Thane Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Naresh Mhaske]]
| leader_title1 = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name1 = Pallavi Kadam
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 147
| area_rank = 15
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| population_total = 1886941
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = 15
| population_demonym = Thanekar
| population_note =
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 400601—15
| area_code = 022
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH-04
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] {{nobold|(2017-18)}}
| blank_info_sec2 = 80.67%
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Thane (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thane]] [[Kalyan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kalyan]]
| website = {{URL|thanecity.gov.in}}
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| leader_title2 = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader_name2 = Dr. Vipin Sharma
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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'''Thane''' ({{IPA-all|ˈʈʰaːɳeː|}}) is a metropolitan city in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is also called the city of lakes. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the [[Salsette Island]]. Thane city is entirely within [[Thane taluka]], one of the seven talukas of [[Thane district]]; also, it is the headquarters of the namesake district. With a population of 1,841,488 distributed over a land area of about {{convert|147|km2|sqmi}}, Thane city is the 15th most populated city in [[India]] with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Profile {{!}} Thane District, Govt. of Maharashtra {{!}} India|url=https://thane.nic.in/district-profile-new/|access-date=2021-01-22|language=en-US}}</ref>

Located on the north-western side of the [[list of Indian states|state]] of [[Maharashtra]], the city is an immediate neighbor of [[Mumbai]] city and a part of the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]]

== Etymology and other names ==
The word 'Thane' is derived from local Marathi word "ठाणे" meaning "Police Check Post". Thane was the next Major British Police Check Post after Mumbai (formerly Bombay).

The name Thane has been variously Romanised as '''Tana''',<ref>{{citation |contribution-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OaqWAEry-wkC&pg=PA68 |contribution=Bd Thomas of Tolentino |p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=OaqWAEry-wkC&pg=PA68 68] |title=Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OaqWAEry-wkC&printsec=frontcover |editor2=Peter Doyle |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=Alban |date=c. 1756}}.</ref> '''Thana''',<ref>{{citation |last=Habig |first=Marion Alphonse |title=The Franciscan Book of Saints |date=1979 |publisher=Franciscan Herald Press}}, cited in {{citation |contribution-url=http://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/thomas-of-tolentino-and-companions.html |contribution=Thomas of Tolentino and Companions |title=Roman Catholic Saints |access-date=9 November 2016}}.</ref> '''Thâṇâ''',<ref>{{citation |last=Cunha |first=J. Gerson da |title=Notes on the History and Antiquities of Chaul and Bassein |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOPlusO8qcAC |location=Bombay |date=1876 |p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=xOPlusO8qcAC&pg=PA174 174]}}.</ref> and '''Thane'''.<ref>{{citation |contribution-url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2310 |contribution=Bl. Thomas of Tolentino |title=Catholic Online}}.</ref> [[Ibn Battuta]] and [[Abulfeda]] knew it as '''Kukin{{nbsp}}Tana'''; [[Duarte Barbosa]] as '''Tana{{nbsp}}Mayambu'''.<ref>{{harvp|Cunha|1876|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=xOPlusO8qcAC&pg=PA16 16]}}.</ref> Before [[Renaming of cities in India|1996]], the city was called 'Thana', the British spelling of the city, until it was replaced with the more-local name.

== History ==
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 [[Ter, Maharashtra|Tagara]], wherein he addresses the inhabitants of a city called "Sri Sthanaka".<ref>{{citation |p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=n2mGL4CLCNsC&pg=PA112 112] |title=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland}}.</ref>

The British occupied [[Salsette Island]], Thana Fort, [[Madh Fort|Fort Versova]] and the island fort of Karanja in 1774.<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=53–54}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Thane is well connected to other regions by an extensive network of [[Rail transport|Railways]] and Roadways - including one national highway passing through Thane. As Thane is next to [[Mulund]] (which is the last station of Mumbai's Eastern Suburb), [[Airoli]] (which is the first station of [[Navi Mumbai|Navi Mumbai's]] North-Western suburb), [[Bhiwandi]] the Junction to (2 Twin cities) of [[Kalyan]]- [[Dombivli|Dombivali]] & [[Vasai-Virar|Vasai -Virar]], and the [[Borivali]] Mumbai's Western Suburb & [[Mira Road]]/[[Bhayandar|Bhayander]] through Ghodbunder Road, most parts of the city are easily accessible.

=== Railways ===
[[Thane railway station|Thane]] was the terminus for the first ever [[passenger train]] in [[Asia]]. On 16 April 1853, the [[passenger train]] service was inaugurated between [[Bori Bunder railway station|Bori Bunder]] (Mumbai) and Thane.<ref>Colonialism: An International, Social, Cultural and Political encyclopedia By Melvin Eugene Page, Penny M. Sonnenburg, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qFTHBoRvQbsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=colonialism:+An+International,+Social,+Cultural+and+Political page 135] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707074701/http://books.google.com/books?id=qFTHBoRvQbsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=colonialism:+An+International,+Social,+Cultural+and+Political |date=7 July 2014 }}</ref> Covering a distance of 34 km (21 mi), it was hauled by three locomotives: ''Sahib'', ''Sindh'' and ''Sultan''.

Thane is connected with neighboring suburbs through [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central]] and [[Trans-Harbour Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour Line]] [[Mumbai Suburban Railway|Suburban]] railway network. Thane is a railway junction for the Thane-[[Vashi]] & [[Panvel]] Harbour Line and Central Line. It is one of the busiest stations in [[India]] and handles 654,000 passengers daily.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-19/mumbai/39369149_1_passengers-mumbai-rail-vikas-corporation-harbour-line Thane is busiest railway station in Mumbai – Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611093122/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-19/mumbai/39369149_1_passengers-mumbai-rail-vikas-corporation-harbour-line |date=11 June 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (19 May 2013). Retrieved 16 July 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/3-city-stations-among-dirtiest-in-the-country/articleshow/64278913.cms|title=Kalyan, Kurla and Thane among the 10 dirtiest stations in the country|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230234913/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/3-city-stations-among-dirtiest-in-the-country/articleshow/64278913.cms|archive-date=30 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Metro===
As of 2019, [[Wadala]] and Thane are being connected through a [[Line 4 (Mumbai Metro)|Metro line]].<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Soon-take-a-metro-from-south-Mumbai-to-Thane/Article1-1048837.aspx Soon, take a metro from south Mumbai to Thane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430164802/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Soon-take-a-metro-from-south-Mumbai-to-Thane/Article1-1048837.aspx |date=30 April 2013 }}. Hindustan Times (23 April 2013). Retrieved 16 July 2013.</ref>

On 26 August 2015, [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority|MMRDA]] sanctioned ₹354 billion for 118 km [[Mumbai Metro|Mumbai metro]] network. This includes a 40-km [[Wadala]]-[[Ghatkopar]]-Thane-Kasarvadavali [[Line 4 (Mumbai Metro)|Metro-4]] corridor via Wadala GPO and R.A.Kidwai Marg costing ₹120 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/mmrda-sanctions-rs-35-400-cr-for-118-km-mumbai-metro-network-115082601240_1.html |title=MMRDA sanctions Rs 35,400 cr for 118 km Mumbai metro network |first=B. S. |last=Reporter |access-date=27 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828002553/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/mmrda-sanctions-rs-35-400-cr-for-118-km-mumbai-metro-network-115082601240_1.html |archive-date=28 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

As of January 2021, the MMRDA, the nodal agency for building 300 km of vast Metro network, has proposed a plan to build an elevated depot for three Metro lines : [[Line 4 (Mumbai Metro)|4 (Wadala-Thane-Kasarvadavali), 4A (Kasarvadavali-Gaimukh)]], [[Line 10 (Mumbai Metro)|10 (Gaimukh-Shivaji Nagar)]] and [[Line 11 (Mumbai Metro)|11 (Wadala-General Post Office, CSMT)]] at one stop. This depot is proposed at Mogharpada, Thane. The total project cost is estimated to be ₹ 596.60 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elevated Metro depot in Thane for 3 lines to cost Rs 596.60 crore|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/elevated-metro-depot-in-thane-for-3-lines-to-cost-rs-59660-crore|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>

=== Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) ===
{{main|Thane Municipal Transport (TMT)}}Thane Municipal Corporation started its own transport service on 9 February 1989, known as Thane Municipal Transport (TMT). TMT provides services the city interior and Mumbai suburbs like [[Mulund]], [[Andheri]], [[Mira Road|Mira road]], [[Nala Sopara]], [[Bhiwandi]], [[Vasai]], [[Virar]], [[Borivali]], [[Vashi]], [[Airoli]], [[Ghatkopar]], [[Dadar]], [[Bandra]], [[Bandra Kurla Complex|BKC]], [[Bhayandar]], [[Kalyan]], and [[Panvel]], among others.<ref name="thanemahapalika.com">[http://www.thanemahapalika.com/english/transport.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113151922/http://www.thanemahapalika.com/english/transport.html |date=13 November 2008 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Number of …
! Details
|-
| Buses ||align="right"| 299
|-
| Routes ||align="right"| 45
|-
| Depots || 3: Kalwa Depot {{pad}}Wagale Estate Depot {{pad}}Kolshet Depot (proposed)
|-
| Bus stands ||align="right"| 8
|-
| Bus stops ||align="right"| 874<ref name="thanemahapalika.com"/>
|-
| km travelled per day ||align="right"| 63,135
|-
| Daily bus trips ||align="right"| 7,114
|-
| Daily passengers ||align="right"| 280,017
|-
| Daily income ||align="right"| [[Indian rupee|₹]]1,388,547/-
|-
| km travelled per day per bus ||align="right"| 211
|-
| Employees ||align="right"| 2,558<ref name="thanemahapalika.com"/>
|}

==== Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) ====
{{Main|Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport}}
[[Image:Nmmtabc.jpg|thumb|NMMT Buses]]

Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) ply in direction towards [[Vashi]] and [[Navi Mumbai]]. It goes through [[Airoli]], Turbe etc. Most of NMMT buses ply in Thane from the [[Kalwa, Thane|Kalwa]] area. NMMT connects city of Thane to various parts of [[Navi Mumbai]]. NMMT operates buses to [[Airoli]], [[Rabale]], Mahape, [[Panvel]], Vashi, Ghansoli, [[Nerul]], [[CBD Belapur]] etc.

==== Mira Bhayandar Municipal Transport (MBMT) ====
{{Main|Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport}}
[[Image:Buses of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport.jpg|thumb|MBMT Buses]]

'''Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport''' (MBMT) started from 2006. The buses ply from [[Dahisar]] Check naka towards [[Versova, Mumbai|Versova]] [Thane] Check naka. So till now majority of MBMT buses can be taken up at the Check naka only. MBMT has started new services to Thane City from January 2010.

{| class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid black;"
! style="background:gold; width:110px;"| Route
! style="background:gold; width:65px;"| Route No
! style="background:gold; width:250px;"| Starting
! style="background:gold; width:200px;"| Destination (Thane)
! style="background:gold;"| Route Description
|-
| valign="top" | '''''Ordinary'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''7'''
| valign="top" | '''Bhayander Railway Station (West)'''
| valign="top" | '''Ghodbunder Village'''
| valign="top" | '''Kashimira'''<ref>[http://mira-road.com/1_14_Mbmt.html Know your Town Better] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309083921/http://www.mira-road.com/1_14_Mbmt.html |date=9 March 2010 }}. Mira-Road.com.</ref>
|-
| valign="top" | '''''Limited'''''
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff; color:#f00;"| '''10 LTD'''
| valign="top" | '''Bhayander Railway Station (West)'''
| valign="top" | '''Thane Railway Station (East)'''
| valign="top" | '''Ghodbunder Road'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''''Ordinary'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''29 '''
| valign="top" | '''Mira Road Railway Station'''
| valign="top" | '''Marathon Chowk (Teen Haath Naka)'''
| valign="top" | '''Ghodbunder Road'''
|}

==== Vasai-Virar Municipal Transport (VVMT) ====

VVMT is the newest public transport, operational from October 2013. The area of Thane City was connected to the Vasai & Virar by the VVMT.

{| class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid black;"
! style="background:gold; width:110px;"| Route
! style="background:gold; width:65px;"| Route No
! style="background:gold; width:250px;"| Starting
! style="background:gold; width:200px;"| Destination (Thane)
! style="background:gold;"| Route Description
|-
| valign="top" | '''''Ordinary'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''111'''
| valign="top" | '''Vasai Court/Tahasildar Office'''
| valign="top" | '''Mulund East'''
| valign="top" | '''Via Ahemdabad Highway, Godbunder Road, Eastern Express Highway, LBS Marg, Mulund West'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''''Ordinary'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''112'''
| valign="top" | '''Vasai Court/Tahasildar Office'''
| valign="top" | '''Thane Rly Station East'''
| valign="top" | '''Via Ahemdabad Highway, Godbunder Road, Eastern Express Highway, Kopari'''<ref>[https://vasai.com]. Vasai.com.</ref>
|}

===Future of transport in Thane===
A light rail network covering 42 km has been proposed in three phases. In the first phase, consultants have suggested connectivity between Balkum and Kolshet via Naupada. It will be 16.05 km long with 14.65 km elevated, and only 1.4 km on the surface, and 11 stations in all.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-attention-on-thane-light-rail/articleshow/1345898.cms? Times of India report]. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. (26 December 2005).</ref>

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
Thane has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] that borders on a [[tropical wet and dry climate]]. The overall climate is equable with high rainfall days and very few days of extreme temperatures.

In Thane, temperature varies from 22 °C to 36 °C. Winter temperatures can fall to 12 °C at night while summer temperatures can rise to over 40 °C at noon. The lowest daytime temperatures are witnessed during the peak of the summer monsoon in July and August when temperatures can drop to about 25 °C. Out of total rainfall, 80% rainfall is experienced during June to October. Average annual rainfall is 2000–2500 mm and humidity is 61–86%, making it a humid zone.

{{Weather box
| location= Thane
| metric first= yes
| single line= yes
| Jan high C= 29.5
| Feb high C= 31.3
| Mar high C= 32.7
| Apr high C= 33.1
| May high C= 33.3
| Jun high C= 31.9
| Jul high C= 29.8
| Aug high C= 29.3
| Sep high C= 30.1
| Oct high C= 32.9
| Nov high C= 33.4
| Dec high C= 31.0
| year high C= 31.7
| Jan low C= 15.4
| Feb low C= 17.3
| Mar low C= 20.6
| Apr low C= 23.7
| May low C= 26.1
| Jun low C= 25.8
| Jul low C= 24.8
| Aug low C= 24.5
| Sep low C= 24.0
| Oct low C= 23.1
| Nov low C= 20.5
| Dec low C= 18.2
| year low C= 22.1
| Jan precipitation mm= 3.1
| Feb precipitation mm= 1.0
| Mar precipitation mm= 1.5
| Apr precipitation mm= 2.3
| May precipitation mm= 25.1
| Jun precipitation mm= 541.3
| Jul precipitation mm= 922.0
| Aug precipitation mm= 539.7
| Sep precipitation mm= 326.9
| Oct precipitation mm= 93.2
| Nov precipitation mm= 19.1
| Dec precipitation mm= 2.3
| year precipitation mm= 2477.5
| source= [http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thane/Climate-%20table.html Government of Maharashtra]
| date= June 2012
}}
[[File:Thana district Places of Interest 1896 map.jpg|thumb|Thane district: Places of Interest (1896 map)]]

== Demographics ==
[[File:Masunda Lake in Thane.jpg|right|thumb|180px|alt=View of Masunda Lake (Talav Pali) from St. John Baptist High School|View of Masunda Lake (Talav Pali) from St.John The Baptist High School]]The population of Thane according to the 2011 census is 1,886,941.<ref>[http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=21 Census of India: Sub-District Details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155725/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=21 |date=21 July 2011 }}. Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 July 2013.</ref> The average literacy rate of Thane city is 91.36 percent for where male and female literacy was 94.19 and 88.14 percent respectively. The [[sex ratio]] of Thane city is 882 females per 1000 males. Child sex ratio is 900 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0–6) in Thane city are 186,259 as per Census India report on 2011. There were 98,017 boys while 88,242 are girls. Children form 10.24% of total population of Thane City.<ref>[http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/367-thane.html Thane City Population Census 2011 | Maharashtra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218111643/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/367-thane.html |date=18 February 2013 }}. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 16 July 2013.</ref>

The dominant language spoken in Thane is Marathi. Around 70% of population speaks Marathi. Some of the [[East Indians|East Indian]] families in the Khatri ward of Thane still speak [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]].<ref>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-I/population_christians.html#4 Thane Gazetteer: Population: Christians – Speech] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110033730/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-I/population_christians.html#4 |date=10 November 2010 }}. Maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 21 January 2012.</ref> About 1,800 of India's approximately 5,000 [[Jews]] live in Thane.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/At-1800-Thane-has-most-number-of-Jews-in-India/articleshow/24411496.cms |title=Jew in Thane |access-date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223231846/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/At-1800-Thane-has-most-number-of-Jews-in-India/articleshow/24411496.cms |archive-date=23 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Tourism ==
Thane is also known as "City of Lakes". Thane's lakes include [[Masunda Lake]], also known as Talao Pali,<ref name="Native Planet">{{cite web |url=http://www.nativeplanet.com/thane/attractions/masunda-talao/ |access-date=5 December 2012 |title=Masunda Talao, Thane |work=Native Planet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703231326/http://www.nativeplanet.com/thane/attractions/masunda-talao/ |archive-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Makhmali Lake, Kachrali Lake, and [[Upvan Lake]]. Talao Pali is a popular evening spot for thaneites with three remarkable structures on its banks. Oldest is St.John the Baptist church, built by Portuguese in 1582, is one of the heritage structures in Thane. This church was renovated and restored in 2015. Other is the [[Kopineshwar Mandir, Thane|Kopineshwar Temple]] on the banks of Masunda Lake is the oldest temple in the entire district of Thane. It was built and renovated in about 1750 by [[Chimaji Appa|Chimajji Appa]] and third is Gadkari Rangaytan, a popular drama hall for Marathi dramas.

Also [[Yeoor Hills]], with its natural environment, and [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]] are also tourist spots.<ref name="Native Planet" />

=== Lakes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Lake Name
! Location
! Area (in hectares)
|-
| 1
| Ambe Ghosale Lake
| At Meenatai Thakare Chowk, Castle Mill Naka (Opposite Desai Bunglow) in Uthalsar Ward committee
| 2.77
|-
| 2
| Brahamala Lake
| Near Babubhai Petrol Pump in Uthalsar Ward Committee
| 0.5173
|-
|3
|Burbank Lake
|Inside Hiranandani Estate, between Park Avenue and Wood Street. To the west of it is Lake Enclave.
|0.5857
|-
| 4
| Datiwali Lake
| East side of Diva station situated in the marshland of Ulhas river in Mumbra Ward Committee Area
| 0.77
|-
| 5
| Dawala Lake
| At Ovala in Majiwada-Manpada Prabhag Samiti
| 1.136
|-
| 6
| Desai Lake
| On westside of [[Ulhas River|Ulhas river]], in Desai village in Mumbra Ward Committee
| 1.75
|-
| 7
| Devasar Lake
| At the end of Bhayanderpada at foothills of [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]] in Majiwada-Manpada Ward Committee
| 0.516
|-
| 8
| Diaghar Lake
| At the outskirts of Diaghar village in Mumbra Ward Committee
| 0.363
|-
| 9
| Diva Lake
| Situated just outside Diva station in Mumbra Ward Committee
| 0.405
|-
| 10
| Gokul Nagar Lake
| It is a small lake situated in the heart of the city in the midst of Gokulnagar slums in Uthalsar Ward Committee
| 0.325
|-
| 11
| Hariyali Lake
| Near [[Thane railway station|Thane Railway Station]] in Kopari Ward Committee
| 0.7939
|-
| 12
| Jail Lake
| Opp. Post Office beside Jail Water Tank in Uthalsar Ward committee
| 1.43
|-
| 13
| Jogila Lake
| Near Uthalsar Ward office
| approx 0.1
|-
| 14
| Kacharali Lake
| Opp. TMC Head Office in Naupada Ward Committee
| 2
|-
| 15
| Kalwa Lake
| Kalwa Ward office. Located close to railway station
| 2
|-
| 16
| Kasar-Wadavali Lake
| Majivada, Manpada Ward office
| 4.5173
|-
| 17
| Kausa Lake
| Mumbra Ward office, Kausa
| 1.5173
|-
| 18
| Kavesar Lake
| Situated at Waghbill road
| 2.1746
|-
| 19
| Khardi Lake
| The lake is situated in premises of khardipada, Shil
| approx. 1.15
|-
| 20
| Kharegaon Lake
| Kalwa Ward office
| 0.7377
|-
| 21
| Khidkali Lake
| Mumbra Ward office Khidkali Lake is situated on the eastern side of the Thane creek near the Shil phata
| 1.7
|-
| 22
| Kolbad Lake
| Uthalsar Ward office
| 1
|-
| 23
| Kolshet Lake
| Manpada Ward office
| 1
|-
| 24
| Makhamali Talav (Lake)
| Uthalsar Ward office
| 1
|-
| 25
| [[Masunda Lake]] (Talao Pali)
| Masunda Lake ( also known as Talao Pali) is located on West of Thane, in the heart of Thane city. The lake is surrounded by important historic places like Gadkari Rangayatan, St. John church, Kopineshwar temple and Jambli market. There is a Mahadev Dhyan Mandir at the centre of the lake and also a statue of Shivaji Maharaj near the lake.
| 7.2
|-
| 26
| Naar Lake
| Naar Lake is situated on outskirts of Thane along the Ghodbunder road
| 0.7550
|-
| 27
| Phadakepada Lake
| Mumbra Ward office
| 1.71
|-
| 28
| [[Railadevi Lake]]
| Railadevi Ward office
| 8
|-
| 29
| Rewale Lake
| Majivada-manpada Ward office
| 0.5173
|-
| 30
| Shill Lake
| Mumbra Ward office
| 6
|-
| 31
| Shivaji Nagar, Balkumb Lake
| The lake is situated along old agra road next to water supply line in Balkum area
| 0.2247
|-
| 32
| Siddheshwar Lake
| Uthalsar Ward office
| 3
|-
| 33
| [[Upvan Lake]]
| Vartak Nagar Ward office is located at the foothills of [[Yeoor]]. It is also the Venue for Sanskruti Arts Festival held every half year. A statue of Lord Shiva is situated in the middle of the lake. A Ganesh Temple is situated at near lake.
| 6
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Reference:'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thanecity.gov.in/page.php?id=22 |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053647/http://thanecity.gov.in/page.php?id=22 |archive-date=19 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== Education ==

=== Schools ===


* [[Billabong High International School]]
* [[D.A.V. Public School, Thane|D.A.V. Public School]]
* [[Lokpuram Public School, Thane|Lokpuram Public School]]
* [[Hiranandani Foundation School, Thane|Hiranandani Foundation School]]
* [[Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane|Holy Cross Convent High School]]
* [[New Horizon Scholars School, Thane]]
* [[Podar International School]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podareducation.org/school/thane|title=Podar International School|website=podareducation.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413063015/https://podareducation.org/school/thane|archive-date=13 April 2019|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[S.E.S. High School and Junior College]]
* [[Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School]]
* [[Sri Ma Vidyalaya]], Patlipada, Thane
* [[St. John the Baptist High School, Thane]]
* [[Vasant Vihar High School]]

=== Colleges and Institutes ===


* [[A. P. Shah Institute of Technology]]
* [[Dr. V. N. Bedekar Institute of Management Studies|Dr. V. N. Bedekar Institute of Management Studies And Law]]
* [[Institute of Management and Computer Studies]]
* [[KC College of Engineering, Thane|KC College of Engineering]]
* [[Rajiv Gandhi Medical College]]
* [[Rustomjee Academy for Global Careers]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ragc.in/|title=Best Vocational Education & Training Courses Institute in India {{!}} RAGC|website=Rustomjee Academy For Global Careers|language=en-US|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412105832/http://www.ragc.in/|archive-date=12 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Vidya Prasarak Mandal's Polytechnic]]

== Notable people ==
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* [[Anand Paranjpe]] {{ndash}} [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of parliament]] (MP) for [[Kalyan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kalyan constituency]] in [[15th Lok Sabha]]
*[[Eknath Shinde]] {{ndash}} Cabinet Minister – PWD ([[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation|MSRDC]], Public Undertaking), [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Hruta Durgule]] – Indian television actress
*[[Jitendra Awhad]] {{ndash}} [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] Cabinet minister - Housing Department [[Government of Maharashtra]] (MLA) for [[Mumbra-Kalwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mumbra-Kalwa constituency]] in [[13th Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]]
*[[Prajakta Koli]] {{ndash}} India's biggest female Youtuber (Channel: MostlySane)
*[[Pramod Mahajan]] {{ndash}} Former BJP leader and minister in Central government.
*[[Pratap Sarnaik]] {{ndash}} MLA for [[Ovala-Majiwada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ovala-Majiwada constituency]] in [[12th Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha|12th]] and 13th Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
*[[Rajan Vichare]] {{ndash}} MP for [[Thane (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thane constituency]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]
* [[Sanjay Mukund Kelkar|Sanjay Kelkar]] {{ndash}} MLA for [[Thane (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thane constituency]] in 13th Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
* [[Sanjeev Naik]] {{ndash}} MP for [[Thane (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thane constituency]] in [[15th Lok Sabha]].
*[[Suhas Joshi]] – Indian film and television actress
*[[Prithvi Shaw]] – Indian cricketer
*[[Umesh Kamat]] – Indian film and television actor

== See also ==
* [[2013 Thane building collapse]] in [[Shil Phata, India|Shil Phata]]
* [[Thane Railway Station]]
* [[Transportation in Thane]]
* [[Trans Thane Creek]]
* [[List of schools in Maharashtra#Thane|List of schools in Thane]]
* [[Chandanwadi, Thane|Chandanwadi]]
* [[Line 4 (Mumbai Metro)]]
* [[List of towns and villages in Thane district]]
* [[Thane Creek]]
* [[Trans Thane Creek]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Thane}}
{{Wikivoyage|Thane}}
* [http://www.thaneweb.com/ Thaneweb.com]—The city portal
* [http://mahaforestthane.org.in/ Official Website of Thane Forest Circle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523172809/http://mahaforestthane.org.in/ |date=23 May 2018 }}
* [http://www.thanemahapalika.com/ ThaneMahapailika.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514141025/http://www.thanemahapalika.com/ |date=14 May 2019 }}—Thane Municipal Corporation (Local Body)
* [http://thanecity.gov.in/index.php Official website of Thane City]
* [https://thane.nic.in/ Thane District]

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