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Airoli | |
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Naka of Navi Mumbai | |
Coordinates: 19°08′58″N 72°59′55″E / 19.14944°N 72.99861°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Thane |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation |
Population | |
• Total | 200,000 |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 400708 |
Telephone code | 022-277 |
Vehicle registration | MH-43 |
Airoli (Marathi pronunciation: [əiɾoliː]) or Airoli Naka is a residential and commercial area of Navi Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The name Airoli Naka is derived from Airoli-Diva Gaon[1] the largest village prominent in the node node.
It is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and is administered by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. It is connected to Mulund via Mulund Airoli bridge, to Thane by Kalwa bridge. Also, Thane Belapur Highway Provides well connectivity to Thane and rest of the Navi Mumbai. Airoli is also a part of extended Palm-Beach Road starting from Ghansoli and ending at Airoli[2] near Dmart. Airoli also gaining a lot of tourist attraction due to Flamingo Boat Rides.[3]
Airoli Knowledge Park
Airoli Knowledge Park[4] is a Special Economic Zone developed for the IT companies. This is specifically dedicated to the Information Technology Companies and this starts from Airoli, Sec-20 Neva Garden Park Near MSEB Sub-Station Airlo till Mukund Bridge Thane. This entire corridor is developed for IT companies and their dedicated corporate parks. This SEZ consists of companies like Capgemini, Accenture, Wipro & Commercial Office Space providers like Mindspace. Many financial institutes like Axis Bank also have their corporate & operations units here.