![]() ![]() ![]() The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. 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). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India, with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. ![]() ![]() According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India (after Delhi), and the eighth-most populous city in the world, with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). Mumbai ( English: / m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ/ ( listen), Marathi: also known as Bombay / b ɒ m ˈ b eɪ/- the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the de facto financial centre of India. Elephanta Caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, and The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbaiġ987, 2004, 2018 (11th, 28th 42nd sessions) ![]()
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