Mumbai India is the centre of the Mumbai India Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 2.
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48 Facts About Mumbai India
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Seven islands that constitute Mumbai India were earlier home to communities of Marathi language speaking Koli people.
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Mumbai India has the eighth-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, and Mumbai India's billionaires had the highest average wealth of any city in the world in 2008.
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Name Mumbai India derived from Mumba or Maha-Amba—the name of the patron goddess Mumbadevi of the native Koli community—and a'i meaning "mother" in the Marathi language, which is the mother tongue of the Koli people and the official language of Maharashtra.
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Mumbai India is built on what was once an archipelago of seven islands: Isle of Bombay, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Old Woman's Island .
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Pleistocene sediments found along the coastal areas around Kandivali in northern Mumbai India suggest that the islands were inhabited since the South Asian Stone Age.
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In 1687, the English East Mumbai India Company transferred its headquarters from Surat to Bombay.
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From being an ancient fishing community and a colonial centre of trade, Mumbai India has become South Asia's largest city and home of the world's most prolific film industry.
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Mumbai India is on a narrow peninsula on the southwest of Salsette Island, which lies between the Arabian Sea to the west, Thane Creek to the east and Vasai Creek to the north.
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Navi Mumbai India is east of Thane Creek and Thane is north of Vasai Creek.
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Mumbai India sits on a seismically active zone owing to the presence of 23 fault lines in the vicinity.
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Mumbai India has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate under the Koppen climate classification.
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Mumbai India is prone to monsoon floods, caused due to climate change that is affected by heavy rains and high tide in the sea, according to the World Bank, unplanned drainage system and informal settlement is a key factor of frequent floods in Mumbai India.
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Until the 1970s, Mumbai India owed its prosperity largely to textile mills and the seaport, but the local economy has since then diversified to include finance, engineering, diamond-polishing, healthcare and information technology.
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Mumbai India has a large unskilled and semi-skilled self-employed population, who primarily earn their livelihood as hawkers, taxi drivers, mechanics and other such blue collar professions.
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The port and shipping industry is well established, with Mumbai Port being one of the oldest and most significant ports in India.
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Mumbai India is the third most expensive office market in the world, and was ranked among the fastest cities in the country for business startup in 2009.
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Two revenue districts of Mumbai India come under the jurisdiction of a District Collector.
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The Mumbai India Police is a division of the Maharashtra Police, under the state Home Ministry.
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Mumbai India is the seat of the Bombay High Court, which exercises jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra and Goa, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
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Mumbai India has two lower courts, the Small Causes Court for civil matters, and the Sessions Court for criminal cases.
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Mumbai India has a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities court for people accused of conspiring and abetting acts of terrorism in the city.
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Public transport systems in Mumbai India include the Mumbai India Suburban Railway, Monorail, Metro, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport buses, black-and-yellow meter taxis, auto rickshaws and ferries.
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Taxis and rickshaws in Mumbai India are required by law to run on compressed natural gas, and are a convenient, economical, and easily available means of transport.
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Mumbai India Darshan is a tourist bus service which explores numerous tourist attractions in Mumbai India.
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Mumbai India is served by National Highway 48, National Highway 66, National Highway 160 and National Highway 61.
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Mumbai India Port has one of the best natural harbours in the world, and has extensive wet and dry dock accommodation facilities.
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Mumbai India has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Elephanta Caves and the Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble.
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Mumbai India suffers from the same major urbanization problems seen in many fast growing cities in developing countries: poverty and unemployment.
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The oldest Muslim communities in Mumbai India include the Dawoodi Bohras, Ismaili Khojas, and Konkani Muslims.
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Sixteen major languages of India are spoken in Mumbai, with the most common being Marathi and its dialect East Indian.
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Mumbai India has a variety of street food, including the Vada pav.
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Mumbai India's culture offers a blend of traditional and cosmopolitan festivals, food, entertainment, and night life.
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Mumbai India has a large number of cinema halls that feature Bollywood, Marathi and Hollywood movies.
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Mumbai India has a zoo named Jijamata Udyaan, which harbor's a garden.
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The major beaches in Mumbai India are Girgaum Chowpatty, Juhu Beach, Dadar Chowpatty, Gorai Beach, Marve Beach, Versova Beach, Madh Beach, Aksa Beach, and Manori Beach.
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Mumbai India is home to Asia's oldest newspaper, Bombay Samachar, which has been published in Gujarati since 1822.
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Schools in Mumbai India are either "municipal schools" or private schools, which in some cases receive financial aid from the government.
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Thadomal Shahani Engineering College is the first and the oldest private engineering college affiliated to the federal University of Mumbai India and is pioneered to be the first institute in the city's university to offer undergraduate level courses in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology.
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Mumbai India is home to National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences and several other management schools.
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Mumbai India is home to two prominent research institutions: the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre .
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Mumbai India has two international cricket grounds, the Wankhede Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium.
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In Hockey, Mumbai is home to the Mumbai Marines and Mumbai Magicians in the World Series Hockey and Hockey India League respectively.
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In 2004, the annual Mumbai India Marathon was established as a part of "The Greatest Race on Earth".
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Mumbai India had played host to the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, an International Series tournament of the ATP World Tour, in 2006 and 2007.
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