Geography
Mira Road is situated on the island of Salcette.The total area is approx 74 square kilometer. To its north is the Vasai creek; to the south lies the city of Mumbai. The Sanjay Gandhi National Park is to its east and the coast of Uttan to the West.
Mira Road is located north west of Mumbai, just north of Dahisar. By road it is connected to Mumbai by the Western Express Highway and to Thane by Ghodbunder Road. The Western Express Highway, as termed in Mumbai leaves the city as the NH 8 (National Highway) linking Mumbai with the west and north west of India.The Ghodbunder Road Highway has a direct access to Mira Road from thane NH4.
Kashimira is a point falling between Dahisar Check Naka and Ghodbunder, from which a main road connects that leads to Mira Road, Bhayandar & the coastal areas of Uttan, Gorai, Manori & the famed Amusement Parks - Esselworld & Water Kingdom.
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