Located between majestic hills and vast expanses of the Arabian Sea, Dahanu, also the headquarters of Dahanu Taluka of Thane district, lies in the Konkan region of Maharashtra state, located at 19o58’ N. Latitude and 72o44’ E. Longitude. It is approximately two and half hours away from Mumbai, Nashik and Surat by road and rail.
The taluka can be divided into two regions; east, i.e. the junglepatti, which is the forest-clad hilly tribal interior with hills of varying heights in small detached ranges and west, i.e. the bundarpatti, which forms a 10-12 kms. wide belt of lowlands and flats, extending from the sea coast up to the Western Railway line situated at the foothills of the Sahyadri range. This region has a succession of alternating headlands, bays, creeks and inlets which finally drain into the Arabian Sea.
Dahanu has abundance of natural endowments and geographic attractions. A border area of Maharahstra state, Dahanu taluka remains an oasis, sandwiched between heavily polluted and industrialised areas of Boisar and Vapi. While the talukas surrounding Dahanu have become degraded and socially fragmented, Dahanu remains comparatively greener with a healthier environment amidst heavily polluted and industrialised surroundings.
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