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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Dombivli
| settlement_type    = City
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Dombivli in [[Maharashtra]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|19.218433|N|73.086718|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and Territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Thane district|Thane]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
| government_type    = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body     = [[Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Vinita Rane ([[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]])
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| population_as_of   = 2011
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| population_demonym = Dombivlikar
| demographics_type1 = [[Languages]]
| demographics1_title1 = [[Official]]
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN CODE]]
| postal_code        = 421201,421202,421203,421204
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#MH.E2.80.94Maharashtra|MH]]-05
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| blank1_name_sec1   = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1   = 917 females/1000 males [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website            = [http://www.kdmc.gov.in http://www.kdmc.gov.in]
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| leader_title2      = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
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| leader_title3      = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name3       = Upeksha Bhoir
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank2_name_sec1   = [[Literacy Rate]]
| blank2_info_sec1   = 93.06%
| blank3_name_sec1   = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1   = [[Kalyan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kalyan]]
| blank4_name_sec1   = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1   = [[Dombivali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dombivli]],
[[Kalyan Rural Assembly constituency|Kalyan Rural]]
| blank5_name_sec1   = Civic agency
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'''Dombivli''' (pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ɖoːmbiʋliː]]]) is a suburban city located on the banks of [[Ulhas River]] in [[Thane district]] of [[Maharashtra]], India. It is part of [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]]. One of the busiest railway stations of the [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]], [[Dombivli railway station|Dombivli Railway Station]] is located here making Dombivli an important place. This city is a cultural hub and an economically developing city along with its larger counterpart, [[Kalyan]]. Dombivli-Kalyan have been declared as a [[satellite city]] to Mumbai and is also becoming a [[Smart city|Smart City]] with rapid development. Dombivli along with Kalyan has one of the highest literacy rate of 93% in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is today, the hub of many industries, however, which also impacts the city, somehow in residential matters.
==Geography==
Dombivli is located at {{Coord|19.218433|N|73.086718|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 13.534 meters (44.403 feet). The land here is rough and rocky by nature. The [[Ulhas River|Ulhas river]] flows from its north. The [[Arabian Sea|Arabian sea]] is about 50 km west from Dombivli.
The climate is warm and humid. The rains are extremely heavy during the months of July and August. The average annual temperature is {{cvt|26.7|°C}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalyan-Dombivili climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Kalyan-Dombivili weather averages - Climate-Data.org|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/maharashtra/kalyan-dombivili-6279/#:~:text=The%20average%20annual%20temperature%20in,is%201439%20mm%20%7C%2056.7%20inch.|access-date=24 February 2021|website=en.climate-data.org}}</ref>
==Transportation==
{{See also|Dombivli railway station}}
Dombivli is served by Mumbai Suburban railway network, i.e. it lies on the main line of the central section of Mumbai suburban railway network. Built in 1886, it is one of the busiest stations on the Central line and witnesses a footfall of more than 300 thousand commuters daily.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pawar |first1=Yogesh |title=125 birthday bumps for Dombivli station |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-125-birthday-bumps-for-dombivli-station-1583001 |access-date=7 September 2020 |work=DNA India |date=4 September 2011 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/in-mumbai-rto-traffic-police-book-117-autos-near-dombivli-station/story-UOHP6vDR9EVbMLI4Zlkm6M.html | title=In Mumbai: RTO, traffic police check 117 autos, book 43 drivers outside Dombivli station| date=2 August 2017}}</ref> Though none of the long journey express trains halt here, it is well connected to [[Mumbai]] and [[Navi Mumbai]] through [[Thane]]. Though during rush hours the station is an unacceptably over-crowded affair.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Manthan|title=Dombivli busiest CR station in 2015, going by ticket sales|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Dombivli-busiest-CR-station-in-2015-going-by-ticket-sales/articleshow/50630776.cms|access-date=4 August 2016|work=[[Times of India]]|date=19 January 2016}}</ref> Distance between Dombivli and Thane is {{cvt|15|km}}. It takes 23 minutes to reach via a slow train and 16 minutes via a fast train. Distance between [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|CSMT]] and Dombivali is {{cvt|48|km}}. It takes 1 hour 20 minutes to reach via a slow train and 55 minutes via a fast train.
Aside from the provision of local trains by the Central Railway, a recently built bridge links Dombivli West and Thane together by road.
== Schools ==
*I.E.S's Chandrakant Patkar Vidyalaya
*Omkar School (consist of CBSE,SSC,IGCSE,CISCE)
*Vidya Niketan school
*South Indian Association kindergarten, primary, high school and junior college
*South Indian Association college of higher education
*Model English school
*Guardian primary, high school, junior college and higher education
*St.Therese Convent High School
== See also ==
*[[Kalyan-Dombivli]]
*[[Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041016193019/http://www.kdmc.gov.in/kdmc/ Local Government site]
* [https://www.kdmc.gov.in/RtsPortal/CitizenHome.html KDMC Website]
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