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Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / muum-BY; ISO: Muṁbaī, Marathi: ⓘ), also known as Bombay (/ b ɒ m ˈ b eɪ / bom-BAY), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20]
Pleistocene sediments found near Kandivali in northern Mumbai by British archaeologist Malcolm Todd in 1939 indicate habitation since the Stone Age. [5] The present day city was built on what was originally an archipelago of seven islands of Mumbai Island, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Old Woman's Island (also known as Little ...
The 3 UAs with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities (The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). [1]) The cities listed in bold are the capitals of the respective state or union territory and New Delhi, the capital of India.
Rank (2011) City District Population 2011 Population 2001 Population 1991 1 Mumbai: Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban: 12,442,373 11,978,450 9,925,891 2 Pune: Pune ...
The Mayor of Mumbai is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner . [ 1 ]
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.
City State / UT Area (km 2) Area governed by Ref ; 1 Delhi: Delhi: 1484 km 2: Municipal Corporation of Delhi [1] 2 Bengaluru: Karnataka: 741 km 2: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike: 3 Vishakapatnam: Andhra Pradesh: 681.96 km 2: Greater Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation [2] 4 Hyderabad: Telangana: 650 km 2: Greater Hyderabad Municipal ...
The city district region is also commonly referred to as the Island City or South Mumbai. [2] Mumbai Suburban district lies to the north of Mumbai City district and comprises all of Mumbai's suburbs. The western part of the Mumbai Suburban district forms the Western Suburbs and the eastern portion forms the Eastern Suburbs.