Kamothe
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Kamothe
Mansarovar / Khandeshwar | |
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Panvel Municipal Corporation | |
 Kamothe-Sector36 at night | |
  Kamothe | |
| Coordinates: 19°01′00″N 73°05′47″E / 19.016804°N 73.096461°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Founded by | CIDCO |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panvel Municipal Corporation |
| Population | |
| • Total | 113,000 |
| Official Language - Marathi | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 410206/410209 |
| Telephone code | 022 -------- |
| Vehicle registration | MH 43,MH 46 and MH 06 |
Kamothe is a node of Navi Mumbai developed and maintained by CIDCO. Kamothe is located on the Sion Panvel Highway. It is the third node after Panvel and Kalamboli towards Mumbai.
Location
The site of Kamothe adjoins the Central Business District of Belapur (CBD Belapur) of Navi Mumbai and is surrounded by Kharghar in its north, Taloja in north-east, Kalamboli in its east and Panvel in its south. The western region of Kamothe is a wet land area with enormous mangroves.
Characteristics
Kamothe is divided into 48 Sectors. These sectors are evenly divided which makes this area more spacious . Kamothe has some great infrastructure facilities and it is growing fast as population in this area has grown as compared to 5 years back.
Transportation
Kamothe falls in Raigad district and is maintained by the Panvel Municipal Corporation and CIDCO.
Kamothe has two railway stations Mansarovar and Khandeshwar that lie on the harbour line, a part of Mumbai suburban railways.
Auto rickshaws provide the primary means of personal local transportation.
BEST, NMMT and MSRTC/ST buses serve as another means of transportation over a long distance to various nodes through Navi Mumbai.
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