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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 is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). [21] Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city.
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting .
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.
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.
The remaining area belongs to Defence, Mumbai Port Trust, Atomic Energy Commission and Borivali National Park, which are out of the jurisdiction of the BMC. [4] Mumbai lies at the mouth of the Ulhas River on the western coast of India, in the coastal region known as the Konkan. It sits on Salsette Island, partially shared with the Thane ...
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hot-spots" of biological diversity in the world. [35] [36] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India. [37] It is a biodiversity hotspot that contains a large proportion of the country's flora and fauna; many of which are only found here and nowhere else in the world ...
Map of Mumbai city district and Mumbai suburban district, with major roads, railways and water bodies. Coordinates: top=19.3274, bottom=18.8894, left=72.7692, right=73.1165. Date