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Palghar District, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, Indiai
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Palghar DistrictDistrict
Konkan DivisionDivision
MaharashtraState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Virār150,357 (2014)
Pālghar72,335 (2018)
Dāhānu49,048 (2013)
Boisar15,692 (2014)
Vāda15,474 (2014)
Chinchani14,357 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
310149
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310149:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Russian:
Палгхар, Махараштра, Индия
Bengali:
পালঘর জেলা, মহারাষ্ট্র, ভারত
Farsi/Persian:
بخش پالگهر, مهاراشترا, هندوستان
Gujarati:
પાલઘર જિલ્લો, મહારાષ્ટ્ર, ભારત
Hindi:
पालघर जिला, महाराष्ट्र, भारत
Japanese:
パラー県, マハーラーシュトラ, インド
Malayalam:
പാല്‍ഖര്‍ ജില്ല, മഹാരാഷ്ട്ര, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
पालघर जिल्हा, महाराष्ट्र, भारत
Odia:
ପାଲଘର ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ମହାରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର, ଭାରତ
Tamil:
பால்கர் மாவட்டம், மகாராட்டிரம், இந்தியா
Urdu:
پالگھر ضلع, مہاراشٹر, بھارت


Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: [paːlɡʱəɾ]) is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. The headquarters of the district is the town of Palghar. Other major cities in the district are Vasai-Virar, Talasari , Jawhar and Dahanu.

On 1 Aug 2014, the State government of Maharashtra announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra, Palghar; it was partitioned out of the Thane district. Palghar District starts from Dahanu at the north and ends at Naigaon. It comprises the talukas of Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and Vasai.

The district is bounded by Thane and Nashik districts in the east and northeast, and by the Valsad district of Gujarat state and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory in the north. The Arabian Sea forms the western boundary, while the whole district falls under the fastest developing northern part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palghar_district
Wikidata ID:Q18003119
GeoNames ID:11875536

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