Kalyan-Dombivli

Kalyan-Dombivli
Kalyan-Dombivli is located in Maharashtra
Kalyan-Dombivli
Kalyan-Dombivli
Coordinates: 19°14′N 73°8′E / 19.233°N 73.133°E / 19.233; 73.133
CountryIndia India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyKalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation
 • MayorVacant (Administrator Rule)
 • Deputy MayorVacant (Administrator Rule)
 • Municipal Commissioner & AdministratorDr. Bhausaheb Dangade
Area
 • Total137.15 km2 (52.95 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMH-05
Websitekdmc.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]

  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.