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Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / ⓘ; Marathi:, ISO: Muṁbaī; formerly known as Bombay [a]) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20]
Geography of Mumbai. Rivers and lakes of the city. Terrain of the city; dark areas are swampy, medium areas are elevated regions. The islands of Mumbai in an 1893 map, before Salsette, Trombay, and Dharavi were merged with Mumbai Island to form Greater Mumbai. Mumbai skyline as seen from Marine Drive.
The city became a strong base for the Indian independence movement during the early 20th century, it was the centre of the Rowlatt Satyagraha of 1919 and Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946. [ 3 ] After India's independence in 1947, the territory of Bombay Presidency retained by India was restructured into Bombay State.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (ISO: Muṁbaī Mahānagara Pradēśa; abbreviated to MMR and previously also known as Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area), [6][7] is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai and its satellite towns in the northern Konkan division of Maharashtra in western India. The region has an area of 6,328 square kilometres (2,443 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... City District Population 2011 Population 2001 Population 1991 1 Mumbai: Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban: 12,442,373
The original seven islands. Map of Bombay in 1893. There also are several smaller islands that lie to the east of the main seven islands: Butcher Island. Cross Island. East Ground. Elephanta Island, also Known as Gharapuri. Middle Ground. Oyster Rock.
The table below lists all the talukas (tahsils/tehsils) of all the thirty-six districts in the Indian state of Maharashtra, along with district-subdivision and urban status information of headquarters villages/towns, as all talukas are intermediate level panchayats between the zilla parishad (district councils) at the district level and gram panchayats (village councils) at the lower level.
He is the final administrative authority for the local self-government of Mumbai. For administrative purposes, Greater Mumbai is divided into 7 zones, each consisting of 3 to 5 wards named alphabetically. All the information below is public domain information obtained from government sources and is accurate as of 1993, except the population ...