Thane city comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region but Thane is also a district in itself. The area of Thane district is approximately 9558 sq km. The major cities that come under its vicinity are:-
Thane
Murbad
Jawhar
Mokhada
Kalyan-Dombivli
Mira-Bhayander
Bhiwandi
Ulhasnagar
Ambarnath
Kulgaon-Badlapur
Dahanu
Wada
Palghar
Shahapur
and Vasai Virar.
Thane is the only city which operates with 7 municipal corporations and 5 municipal councils which are listed below:
Thane
Kalyan-Dombivali: It is the governing body of the city of Kalyan-Dombivali and is located in Thane District.
Ulhasnagar
Bhiwandi-Nizampur: It is a civic body formed after the dissolution of Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Council into a corporation.
Mira-Bhayandar
Vasai-Vihar: Located in Thane district, it works under the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation and Grampanchayat.
and the councils are;
Ambernath
Kulgaon Badlapur
Dahanu
Palghar
Jawhar
Thane district has 24 Vidhan Sabha constituencies which are grouped into 4 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Thane is well administered and has its own district court which is located near Central ground known as Court Naka. It is within walking distance from the Thane Railway Station (W). Near the court area one can also find the police parade ground, police training camp and police district headquarters.Thane's Municipal Corporation is the governing body under which the democratically elected members like mayor, public servants and police come under. Members from political parties such as Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena, Bhartiya Janta Party have their officials running and holding selected offices.
Below are enlisted the current major people of Thane
Mayor
Mr. Harishchandra Shripat Patil
Office Address: 1st Floor, Mahapalika Bhawan, Chandan Wadi, Pachakhadi, Thane 400602
Contact: 022 25336212
Deputy Mayor
Mr. Milind Madhav Patankar
Office Address: 1st Floor, Mahapalika Bhawan, Chandan Wadi, Pachakhadi, Thane 400602
Contact: 022 25331252
Leader of the House
Mr. Naresh Ganpat Mhaske
Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Hanmant Dyanu Jagdale
Chairman Standing Committee
Mr. Vilas Chandu Kamble
The administration of the city comes under
Mr. Aseem Gupta (I.A.S.)
Address: 2nd floor, Mahapalika Bhawan, Chandan Wadi, Pachpakhadi, Thane 400602, Maharashtra
Contact: 022 25356523/ 022 25336529
Other administrative wards are divided in to 9 parts wherein a group of officials take over.
The administration of Thane comes under
Mr. Aseem Gupta (I.A.S.)Address: 2nd floor, Mahapalika Bhawan, Chandan Wadi, Pachpakhadi, Thane 400602
Contact: 022 25356523/ 022 25336529
Other administrative wards are divided in to 9 parts wherein a group of officials take over.
