Thane

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 147km2, 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.NameThe name Thane, locally pronounced, has been variously romanised as Tana, Thana, Thâṇâ, and Thane. Ibn Battuta and Abulfeda knew it as KukinTana; Duarte Barbosa as TanaMayambu.HistoryA copper plate dating to 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".