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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 island.
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]
Mumbai geography stubs (102 P) Pages in category "Geography of Mumbai" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Geology of Mumbai refers to the geology of the city of the island city of Mumbai.
Map of Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra, the land of the mainly Marathi-speaking people, appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit.Some believe that the word indicates that it was the land of the Mahars and the Rattas, while others consider it to be a corruption of the term 'Maha Kantara' (the Great Forest), a synonym for 'Dandakaranya'. [1]
Mumbai: Maharashtra: 603.4 km 2 [5] Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation [6] 6 Ahmedabad: Gujarat: 530 km 2: Amdavad Municipal Corporation [7] 7 Indore: Madhya Pradesh: 530 km 2: Indore Municipal Corporation [8] 8 Pune: Maharashtra: 484.61 km 2: Pune Municipal Corporation [9] 9 Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh: 463 km 2: Bhopal Municipal Corporation [10 ...
3.2.2 Natural geographic features of Maharashtra. ... It has over 120 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million.
Maharashtra and particularly Mumbai is a prominent location for the Indian entertainment industry, with many films, television series, books, and other media being set there. [212] Mumbai is the largest centre for film and television production and a third of all Indian films are produced in the state.