Konkan Division Konkan (कोंकण) Kokan (कोकण)
A schematic map of the Konkan Division in Maharashtra, showing hill stations and the roadways and railways connecting them
Location of Konkan Division in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 18°57′53″N 72°49′33″E / 18.96472°N 72.82583°E / 18.96472; 72.82583Coordinates: 18°57′53″N 72°49′33″E / 18.96472°N 72.82583°E / 18.96472; 72.82583
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Districts	Palghar district Thane district Mumbai Suburban district Mumbai City district Raigad district Ratnagiri district Sindhudurg district
Government
• Commissioner Konkan Division	Mr. Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS) Additional Charge
• Police Commissioner Konkan Division	NA
• All Guardian Minister Konkan Division	Aaditya Thackeray (Mumbai Suburban District) Aslam Shaikh (Mumbai City District) Aditi Sunil Tatkare (Raigad District) Subhash Desai Additional charge (Thane District) Aditi Sunil Tatkare Additional charge (Palghar District) Anil Parab (Ratnagiri District) Anil Parab Additional charge (Sindhudurg District)
• All District Collector's Konkan Division	Ms. Nidhi Chaudhary (IAS) (Mumbai Suburban District) Mr. Rajeev D. Nivatkar (IAS) (Mumbai City District) Mr. Dr. Mahendra Kalyankar (IAS) (Raigad District) Mr. Rajesh J. Narvekar (IAS) (Thane District) Mr. Dr. Manik Gursul (IAS) (Palghar District) Mr. Dr. B. N. Patil (IAS) (Ratnagiri District) Ms. K. Manjulekshmi (IAS) (Sindhudurg District)
• All MP's Konkan Division	-
Area
• Total	30,728 km2 (11,864 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,601,441

The Konkan Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the northern and central portions of the greater Konkani region, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisation of India. Konkan Division is the western section of present-day Maharashtra, along the west coast of India. The two districts of the state capital Mumbai (Bombay) also fall in Konkan Division.

History of administrative districts in Konkan Division

There have been changes in the names of districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed:

• Since 1947, the east-west tracts of Thane district on Salsette Island, starting with the City of Bandra, then Andheri, then finally Borivali to Dahisar were carved out and added to the former Bombay, now 'Mumbai,' district. Recently, the 'Mumbai' district was bifurcated into the Mumbai & Mumbai Suburban districts; the latter covers Salsette Island.
• In 1961, the Konkan region became a part of the newly formed state of Maharashtra. Prior to this it was a part of Bombay Presidency which was split to form Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• Creation of the Sindhudurg from the southern areas of the Ratnagiri district.
• The erstwhile Kolaba district was renamed as Raigad.
• In 2014, Palghar district was carved out of Thane district with the inclusion of the northern parts of Thane district which include Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, and Talasari Vasai talukas in the new district.^[1]