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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.
Under the 2001 revision of Pakistan's administrative structure [3] Lahore was tagged as a City District, and divided into nine towns. [4] Each town in turn consists of a group of Union Councils. All in all 152 Union Councils existed in the City District of Lahore, including the Cantonment area. [5] Administrative towns of Lahore [6] #
This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India. Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.
Lahore District (Punjabi: ضلع لہور; Urdu: ضلع لاہور) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan, consisting of the provincial capital, Lahore and surrounding areas. It is the most populous district of Pakistan, with a population of 12,978,661 (10.29 million) in 2023. [1] [3] [4] The total area is 1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi).
The total area of Mumbai is 603.4 km 2 (233 sq mi). [3] Of this, the island city spans 67.79 km 2 (26 sq mi), while the suburban district spans 370 km 2 (143 sq mi), together accounting for 437.71 km 2 (169 sq mi) under the administration of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Old city of Lahore is known for the grandeur of its Mughal architecture and is unique in ancient wooden balconies, temples, gurdwaras, havelis, narrow winding streets and busy bazaars. [ 5 ] Minar-e-Pakistan
A city can be defined as a conditionally contiguous urban area, without regard to territorial or other boundaries inside an urban area. UNICEF defines urban area as follows: The definition of "urban" varies from country to country, and, with periodic reclassification, can also vary within one country over time, making direct comparisons difficult.
The Shah Alami area of Lahore's Walled City in 1890. The British East India Company seized control of Lahore in February 1846 from the collapsing Sikh state and occupied the rest of Punjab in 1848. [24] Following the defeat of the Sikhs at the Battle of Gujrat, British troops formally deposed Maharaja Duleep Singh in Lahore that same year. [24]