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 Mumbai
earlier
known
as
Bombay,
is
the
largest
city
in
India
and
the
capital
of
Maharashtra
state.
Mumbai
was
originally
a
conglomeration
of
seven
islands
on
the
Konkan
coastline
which
over
time
were
joined
to
form
the
island
city
of
Bombay.
The
island
was
in
turn
joined
with
the
neighbouring
island
of
Salsette
to
form
Greater
Bombay.
The
city
has
an
estimated
metropolitan
population
of
17
million
(2005),
making
it
one
of
the
largest
cities
in
the
world.
It
is
also
home
to
India's
largest
slum
population.
Mumbai
looms
large
as
the
commercial
capital
of
as
it
is
one
of
the
India's
predominant
port
cities.
Mumbai's
nature
as
the
most
eclectic
and
cosmopolitan
Indian
city
is
symbolized
in
the
presence
of
Bollywood
within
the
city,
the
centre
of
the
globally-influential
Hindi
film
and
TV
industries. |
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The
official
name
of
the
city
Mumbai
is
an
eponym
derived
from
Mumba,
the
name
of
the
local
Hindu
goddess
Mumbadevi,
and
Aai,
meaning
"mother"
in
Marathi.
Portuguese
explorers
named
the
area
"Bom
Bahia"
in
the
16th
century,
which
translates
to
"Good
Bay"
(referring
to
the
deep
water
harbour).
This
designation
was
gradually
corrupted
to "Bomaim"
and,
after
the
British
gained
possession,
the
name
was
anglicized
to
Bombay.
The
name
was
officially
changed
from
Bombay
to
Mumbai
in
1995,
but
the
former
name
is
still
popularly
used
in
the
West
to
refer
to
the
city
and
is
still
used
as
an
alternative
by
many
of
the
city's
inhabitants
and
famous
institutions. |
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Mumbai
is a
city
built
in
successive
waves
of
migrations.
The
neighborhoods
acquired
their
character
from
the
communities
that
settled
there
first.
These
neighborhoods
are
too
numerous
to
list
and
there
is
no
commonly
accepted
way
to
group
these
neighborhoods
into
larger
districts.
But
roughly,
from
the
south
to
the
north,
this
is
how
the
city
developed. |
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South
Mumbai
—
Fort,
Colaba,
Malabar
Hill,
Nariman
Point,
Marine
Lines,
and
Tardeo.
The
oldest
areas
of
Mumbai.
Contains
Mumbai's
downtown
area
and
is
considered
the
commercial
capital
of
India.
The
richest
neighborhoods
in
the
country
are
located
here,
which
command
among
the
highest
rates
in
the
world.
Most
of
the
real
estate
in
South
Mumbai
is
more
expensive
than
Manhattan.
This
is
the
primary
tourist
area
of
Mumbai
and
home
to
most
of
Mumbai's
museums,
art
galleries,
bars,
upscale
restaurants,
and
the
Gateway
of
India. |
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South
Central
Mumbai
—
Byculla,
Parel,
Worli,
Prabhadevi,
and
Dadar.
Used
to
be
Mumbai's
industrial
heartland,
but
went
into
decline
when
the
industries
did.
Now
this
area
has
been
revamped
into
a
white-collar
office
location.
Home
to
Mumbai's
only
zoo,
the
Worli
sea
face,
and
the
temple
to
what
people
consider
the
city's
guardian
deity.
As
you
move
north,
it
morphs
into
a
nice
middle-class
locality. |
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North
Central
Mumbai
—
Dharavi,
Matunga,
Vadala,
Sion,
and
Mahim.
Primarily
an
upper
middle-class
area,
except
for
Dharavi,
which
contains
Asia's
largest
slum.
This
area
developed
immediately
after
India's
independence,
because
of a
wave
of
immigration.
Part
of
the
migrants
were
refugees
from
the
partition. |
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Western
Suburbs
—
Bandra,
Khar,
Santa
cruz,
Juhu,
Vile
Parle,
and
Andheri.
Contains
Mumbai's
other
downtown
and
is
home
to
those
rich
who
want
to
have
a
more
peaceful
surrounding.
It
has
some
beaches.
Home
to a
large
Christian
community
and
the
city's
most
famous
church.
Also
this
is
where
the
city's
two
airports
are. |
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Central
Suburbs
—
Kurla,
Vidyavihar,
Ghatkopar,
Vikhroli,
Kanjur
Marg,
Bhandup
and
Powai.
This
is a
solidly
middle
class
bastion.
Mulund
and
Ghatkopar
are
home
to
predominantly
middle
and
upper
middle
class
populace,
many
from
the
entrepreneurial
Gujarati
community. |
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Harbour
Suburbs
—
Chembur,
Mankhurd,
Govandi,
and
Trombay.
Before
the
development
of
Navi
Mumbai
as a
satellite
town
of
Bombay,
this
area
used
to
be
known
only
for
the
existence
of
an
atomic
research
centre.
Now
this
is
known
for
being
on
the
way
to
Navi
Mumbai. |
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Northwest
Mumbai
—
Manori,
Jogeshwari
This
is
where
you
go
to
find
beaches
that
are
not
dirty.
Other
than
this,
it
is
just
another
victim
of
Bombay's
vast
urban
sprawl.
Contains
the
Sanjay
Gandhi
National
Park
and
Mumbai's
oldest
heritage
sites:
the
Kanheri,
Mahakali,
Jogeshwari,
and
Mandapeshwar
rock-cut
temples
dating
from
the
1st
century
B.C
to
the
5th
century
A.D. |
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Northwest
Mumbai
—
Mira
Road,
Bhyander,
Naigaon,
Vasai,
Nala
Sopara
&
Virar. |
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