Bhiwandi is a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India, about 20 kilometres northeast of Mumbai and 15 km northeast of Thane, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It lies in the Konkani coastal lowland, a region known for its hills and streams, and it is a commercial and trade centre linked to the rest of India by the Mumbai-Agra Highway. The city is known for its textile industry, has the largest number of power looms and handlooms in the country, and is among Asia's biggest warehousing hubs. The Bhiwandi-Nizampur City Municipal Corporation administers it, and the city houses the tehsil headquarters of Bhiwandi.
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Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation for Bhiwandi
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation lookup at the city coordinatesQuote, Elevation lookup at the city coordinates
"elevation": 15.0
2. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseHeader table of zone abbreviations, IndiaQuote, Header table of zone abbreviations, India
5:30 IST
Bhiwandi (Wikipedia)
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a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India
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a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India
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