Nallasopara

Nallasopara
Town
Nickname:  Sopara
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Coordinates: 19°24′55″N 72°51′41″E / 19.4154°N 72.8613°E / 19.4154; 72.8613
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
city	Vasai-Virar
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
Population  (2011)
• Total	4.6 lakh
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	401 209 (for east) 401 203(for west)
Telephone code	0250
Vehicle registration	MH48
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nallasopara

Nallasopara or Nala Sopara (pronunciation: [naːla sopaɾa]) formerly known as Sopara or Supara, is a town within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The town lies in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India, and is governed by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC). Nallasopara railway station is part of the Western Railway Zone and comes under the Police Jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate.

Nallasopara is accepted by scholars as the Shurparaka (lit. city of braves; Śūrpāraka) or Supparak of ancient India and was a busy trade centre and an important seat of Buddhism. It was one of the administrative units under the Satavahanas and is mentioned in the inscriptions of Karle, Nashik, Naneghat and Kanheri.

Nallasopara has many dargahs (shrines) of Islamic Sufi masters of the medieval period.