'Nala Sopara' is a town within the
Mumbai Conurbation with a population of 184,664 (2001 census). It is also the name of a
railway station on the
Mumbai suburban railway on the
Western Railway (India) railway line.. It is the site of the ancient port of
Shurparaka or
Sopara, now silted up.
Sopara is one of the oldest port towns in India dating back more than 1000 years
Nala Sopara lies in the
Thane district. It is governed by its own
Municipal Council, the
Nala Sopara Nagar Parishad.