Uran

alt=Karanja Village, Uran|thumb|242x242px|Karanaja village when viewed from temple Uran is a coastal town in Raigad District's Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It lies east of Mumbai, across the Dharamtar Creek. Uran is primarily a fishing and agriculture village. The primary languages spoken are Agri and Koli, a dialect of Marathi-Konkani.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Uran is referenced by 315 other articles, and connects out to Thane, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Kandivali.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 6 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Cities and towns in Raigad district.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Uran
Settlement.settlement_type: City Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Maharashtra
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.mapframe: Yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Raigad
Settlement.subdivision_type3: City
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Navi Mumbai
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 308.2
Settlement.elevation_m: 21
Settlement.population_total: 133,232
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: India
Located in: Raigad district
Population: 30439
Area: 2.39
Elevation: 21
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Dialing code: 022

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postal code: 400702

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Economy
Transportation
Demographics
Education
Culture
References

==History== The city name is derived from the Hindu goddess Uranavati. It was called Uruvan during the rule of Madhavrao I, the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. Later, the area was named Uran by the Portuguese and Ooran by the British.

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