Salsette Island and at the northern part of the Konkan region. Mira Road along with Bhayandar comes which is under the jurisdiction of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. The entire Mira-Bhayandar region lies just outside Mumbai Suburban district and officially belongs to Thane district, despite being closer to the island of Mumbai. The Mira-Bhayandar region comprises an area of 79 km2. A marshy creek divides Mumbai and Mira Road. The western part of the city is completely made up of barren lands, where salt pans were situated in the past. In the north lies Vasai Creek, to the east Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Uttan coast, to the west. It mainly is of Deccan lava terrain and consists of waterlogged and marshy areas. The climate experienced here is tropical, wet and dry climate. Transport Power from the Tata Power & Reliance Energy, MTNL telecom services and BEST bus services which are normally provided to the city, are provided to this region too which has been instrumental in the increase in its population, unlike Vasai and Virar. Mira Road has a railway station, which is a part of the Western Suburban Railway line. All trains from churchgate towards Virar halt at Mira Road. Also Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation has its own transportation facility Mira Bhayandar Municipal transportation (MBMT). The bus services from MSRTC which are the state transport buses are available to connect with Thane city and Manori. State transport (ST) buses are also available in Mira Road. They start from Bhayander and are available for Thane, Bhiwandi and Vasai route. Metro Line 10 (Mumbai Metro) Gaimukh - Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk (Mira Road) corridor, the line runs parallel to Thane-Bhayander highway consisting of 9 stops. Line 9 (Mumbai Metro) Dahisar(E) - Mira Bhayander corridor, this line offers connection to the western suburbs of Mumbai. Hospitals Bhaktivedanta Hospital Wockhardt Hospital (Umrao Hospital) Schools / Academy Seven Eleven Scholastic School, Mira Road East Cosmopolitan High School, Mira Road East Shantinagar High School, Mira Road East N.H English Academy|Mira road]]East St. Xavier's High School, Mira Road East Notable People residing/originated here Amita Khopkar, Marathi Actress (Veteran Marathi Theatre Artist) Syed Muzaffar Hussain, Ex-MLC (Maharashtra), Gen Sec MPCC, Indian National Congress Kunal Khemu, Bollywood actor Harshaali Malhotra, Bollywood child artist Narendra Mehta, Ex-MLA (BJP) Geeta Bharat Jain, Current MLA (Independent) Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Bollywood actor Madhur Mittal, Bollywood actor Kavi Kumar Azad, Indian television