33 Facts About Mumbai Port

1. Mumbai Port 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 Port, established in 1857, has more than 100 constituent colleges and more than two dozen teaching departments.

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

4. Mumbai Port 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 Port is connected by a network of roads to the rest of India.

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

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

8. Mumbai Port had played host to the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, an International Series tournament of the ATP World Tour, in 2006 and 2007.

9. Mumbai Port has two international cricket grounds, the Wankhede Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium.

10. Mumbai Port has a zoo named Jijamata Udyaan, which harbours a garden.

11. Mumbai Port has a large polyglot population like any other metropolitan city of India.

12. Mumbai Port has the second largest number of Art Deco buildings in the world after Miami.

13. The port and shipping industry is well established, with Mumbai Port being one of the oldest and most significant ports in India.

14. Mumbai Port lies at the mouth of the Ulhas River on the western coast of India, in the coastal region known as the Konkan.

15. Mumbai Port consists of two distinct regions: Mumbai Port City district and Mumbai Suburban district, which form two separate revenue districts of Maharashtra.

16. Mumbai Port is the commercial capital of India and has evolved into a global financial hub.

17. Mumbai Port is built on what was once an archipelago of seven islands: Isle of Bombay, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Old Woman's Island.

18. Mumbai Port is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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

20. Mumbai Port has many large suburbs, including Andheri, Thane, and Ulhasnagar, each with a population of more than 100,000, and the city itself has the largest community of Parsis in India.

21. Mumbai Port has the only natural deepwater harbor in W India, and is a transportation hub and industrial center.

22. Mumbai Port 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.

23. Mumbai Port is a destination for Indian tourists, as well as visitors from overseas.

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

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

26. Mumbai Port is among the best shopping centers in all of India.

27. Mumbai Port attracts immigrants from rural areas seeking employment and a better life.

28. Mumbai Port 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.

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

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

31. Mumbai Port 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.

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

33. Mumbai Port has four jetties on Jawahar Dweep, an island in the harbour, for handling Crude and petroleum products.