23 Facts About Mumbai Harbor

1. Mumbai Harbor is the centre of the enormous Indian film industry, known as Bollywood, the name derived from an amalgamation of Bombay and Hollywood.

2. The University of Mumbai Harbor, established in 1857, has more than 100 constituent colleges and more than two dozen teaching departments.

3. Mumbai Harbor is the headquarters of India's western naval fleet and the base for the Indian flagship, INS Mumbai.

4. Mumbai Harbor is one of two principal air hubs in India—the other being Delhi—and handles most of the country's international flights and a large proportion of its domestic service.

5. Mumbai Harbor is connected by a network of roads to the rest of India.

6. Mumbai Harbor is the economic hub and commercial and financial centre of India.

7. Mumbai Harbor is extremely crowded, and housing is scarce for anyone who is not wealthy.

8. Mumbai Harbor is one of the busiest, cramped and highly populated cities of the world.

9. Mumbai Harbor has the most obsolete electric rail chain in India, which was installed in 1925.

10. Mumbai Harbor is a natural harbor on the west coast of India, and is the capital city of Maharashtra state.

11. Mumbai Harbor has a population of 15.7 million (2004) and, like Manhattan, is located on a rocky peninsula.

12. Mumbai Harbor is a departure point for excursions to the old Portuguese fort at Bassein, to the hill stations in the Western Ghats, to Pune, and other attractions in western Maharashtra.

13. Mumbai Harbor is a destination for Indian tourists, as well as visitors from overseas.

14. Mumbai Harbor is the home of Indian cricket, and international matches between India and other countries are held at Wankhede Stadium.

15. The University of Mumbai Harbor was founded in 1857 as an affiliating and examining body patterned after the University of London.

16. Mumbai Harbor is among the best shopping centers in all of India.

17. Mumbai Harbor attracts immigrants from rural areas seeking employment and a better life.

18. Mumbai Harbor is administered by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, whose chief executive officer, the Municipal Commissioner, is appointed every three years by the state government of Maharashtra.

19. Mumbai Harbor is home to the largest community of Parsis in India, as well as a small population of Jews.

20. Mumbai Harbor hosts a variety of major attractions for Indian natives, as well as visitors from overseas.

21. Mumbai Harbor is approachable by land only from the north and east, where National Highways 3 and 4 converge and cross over from the mainland to Thane on Salsette Island.

22. Mumbai Harbor has mainly three modes of public transport—Railways, BEST bus transport, and the Metro.

23. Mumbai Harbor was originally a distinct island from Thane, but reclamation of land has long since merged the islands.