Vasai

Vasai Bassein
City
Vasai Fort (entrance)
Vasai Location of Vasai in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Vasai Vasai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°28′N 72°48′E / 19.47°N 72.8°E / 19.47; 72.8
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Division	Konkan (North)
Named for	Vasa Konkani tribes[1]
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Vasai (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	49,337
Demonym(s)	Vasaikar in Marathi & Konkani, Basseinite in English.[2][3][4]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5:30 (Not observed)
PIN code(s)	401 201 to 401 203
Area code	+91-0250-XXX XXXX
Vehicle registration	MH-48
Official language	Marathi
Other language(s)	Kadodi, Agri, Vadavli, Konkani & Koli
Website	vvcmc.in, www.vasai.com/content/article/emergency-numbers

Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: [ʋəsəi]; British English: Bassein; formerly and alternatively Marathi; Bajipur)^[5] is a historical place and city located in Palghar district; which was partitioned out of the Thana district in 2014. It also forms a part of Vasai-Virar twin cities in the Konkan division, Maharashtra, India, and comes under the Police Jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate.

The Portuguese in Goa and Damaon built Fort Bassein to defend their colony and participate in the lucrative spice trade and the silk route that converged in the area. Much of Portuguese Bombay and Bassein was seized by Marathas under Peshva rule, at the Battle of Bassein in 1739.

The British East India Company at Bombay then took the area from the Mahratta Empire in 1780; following the First Anglo-Maratha War.^[6]