It is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Thane district (Urban) in Konkan division.
[5] Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.
The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police.
Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.