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Mumbai ( / mʊmˈbaɪ / ⓘ, Marathi: [ˈmumbəi], 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] Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the ...
Geography of Mumbai. Terrain of the city; dark areas are swampy, medium areas are elevated regions. Mumbai (Bombay) is India 's most populous city with a population of 20 Million. It is located on Salsette Island off the coast of Maharashtra. The original Seven Islands of Bombay were merged by the British in the 18th century, to form one large ...
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 ...
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.
History of Mumbai. Indigenous tribals have inhabited Mumbai (Bombay) since the Stone Age. [ 1] The Kolis and Aagri (a Marathi-Konkani people) [ 2] were the earliest known settlers of the islands. Between the 2nd century BCE and 10th century CE, the islands came under the control of successive indigenous dynasties: the Satavahanas, Abhiras ...
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 statistics which are accurate as of 2001. [ 1]
1958 – IIT Bombay established in Powai. 1 May 1960 – Bombay becomes the capital of newly formed Marathi -state Maharashtra. 31 March 1964 – Last tram made its journey from Bori Bundar to Dadar. 1982 January – Great Bombay Textile Strike started, by mill workers of Mumbai, under trade union leader Dutta Samant.
89.2%. Website. https://mumbaicity.gov.in/. Mumbai City district is a district of Maharashtra in Konkan Division, India. As a city district, it has no headquarters or subdivisions. It, along with the Mumbai Suburban District, makes up the metropolis of Mumbai. This area is called the "Island City" or South Mumbai or Old Mumbai.