Mumbai, which was beforehand known as Bombay is a noteworthy
metropolitan city of India. It is the state capital of Maharashtra . Mumbai
city is known as the business capital of India, it being the nation's key
monetary and correspondences center. The city has the biggest and the busiest
port taking care of India's outside exchange and a noteworthy International air
terminal. India's biggest Stock Exchange which positions as the third biggest
in the world, is located in Mumbai. Here, exchanging of stocks is completed in
billions of rupees consistently.
Depiction about Mumbai/Bombay can't be finished without the
notice of Bollywood, the greatest Indian film industry which produces several
Hindi block busters every year.
Where is Mumbai?
Mumbai (Bombay) lies on the western coast of India. It is a
gathering of seven islands in the Arabian Sea which lies off the northern Konkan
coast on the west of Maharashtra state in India. These seven islands which were
once isolated by creeks and channels were filled and connected throughout the
years by the occupants.
History of Mumbai :
The History of Mumbai portrays the development of Mumbai as
the business center point of India from a gathering of seven islands which were
initially possessed by fishing community, the Kolis. The name Mumbai, in its final
form, dates back to the 18th century. For Portuguese, the name
Bombay is Good Bay ("Bom" "Bay" Good Bay).
Seven Islands Of Mumbai
The present city of Mumbai appeared on account of bunching
of the seven islands together over the time of five centuries. The accompanying
islands have served to give Mumbai its present structure:
Isle of Mumbai
Colaba
Mahim
Mazagaon
Parel
Worli
Old Woman's Island (Little Colaba)
Later on the islands were picked up control by the Mauryas
and changed into an essential community for the Hindu and Buddhist religion and
society. The islands have seen successive dynasties like Satavahanas, Abhiras,
Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas etc gaining control over the islands.
Mumbai (Bombay)
Population Profile :
City Proper
Population: Approximately 10 million
Area: Mumbai Island: 65 sq km (25 sq mi)
Nicknames: City of Gold; City of Dreams; Bollywood
Metropolitan Area
Population: 18,042,000
Description: Area administered by the Municipal Corporation
of Greater Mumbai (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC)
Area: 437 sq km (170 sq mi)
World population rank 1: 3
Percentage of national population 2: 1.8%
Average yearly growth rate: 3.5%
Ethnic composition: Maratha, Gujarati, Marwari, Sindhi,
Punjabi, Bohra, Khoja, Koli, and others
The Mumbai (Bombay) metropolitan area's rank among the
world's urban areas.
The percent of India's total population living in the Mumbai
(Bombay) metropolitan area.
Getting Around :
Mumbai Island, the heart of Mumbai city, is only 65 square
kilometers (25 square miles) in area and extremely congested. Six million
people commute daily on Mumbai's public transportation system.
1.
Bus & Rail services
2.
Black & Yellow painted taxis
3.
Three – wheeled auto rickshaws
People :
With a population of 9.9 million people in the central city,
Mumbai is the third-largest city in the world. Some 15.4 million live in
Greater Mumbai (Mumbai and its suburbs). Though much of the city's population
are Marathas, inhabitants of Maharashtra and speaking the Marathi language,
Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city. Its inhabitants include diverse ethnic groups,
such as Guajarati’s, Marwaris, Sindhis, and people from other Indian states, as
well as religious minorities, such as Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists,
and Jains. Mumbai is home to the largest community of Parsis (Zoroastrians) in
India, as well as a small population of Jews.