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Kalyan-Dombivli | |
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Twin City Mumbai Metropolitan Region | |
  Kalyan-Dombivli | |
| Coordinates: 19°14′N 73°8′E / 19.233°N 73.133°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Vacant (Administrator Rule) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Vacant (Administrator Rule) |
| • Municipal Commissioner & Administrator | Dr. Bhausaheb Dangade |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.15 km2 (52.95 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-05 |
| Website | kdmc.gov.in |
Kalyan-Dombivli is a twin city and it comes under Mumbai Metropolitan Region and it is a municipal corporation with its headquarters located in Kalyan in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed in 1982 to administer the twin townships of Kalyan and Dombivli. Kalyan has a history of over 700 years. Kalyan is also a major Railway Junction for the trains operating in Central Railway.
In 2016, the government of India announced five cities of Maharashtra state for the Smart Cities project. Kalyan-Dombivli is one of them. The other four cities are Aurangabad, Nashik, Nagpur, and Thane.[1]
- ^ "Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli among 5 in state to make it to smart city list". Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016.