Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Mumbai metropolitan area
State	Maharashtra
Districts	Mumbai City Mumbai Suburban Thane Raigad
Commissioner	Ratnakar Gaikwad
Area	4,355 km²
Population (2001 census)	17,702,761
Density (2001 census)	4,065/km²
Codes   • Postal   • Telephone   • Vehicle	400 0xx to 400 9xx +022, 025x, MH-03, MH-02, MH-03, MH-04, MH-06,MH-43
Time zone	IST (UTC +5:30)

The Mumbai Metropolitan Area/Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) also known as the Greater Mumbai Urban Agglomeration is an agglomeration (or urbanised area) consisting of the metropolis of Mumbai and its satellite towns. It consists of five municipal corporations and fifteen smaller municipal councils. The entire area is overseen by the Mumbai Metropolitan Development Authority (MMRDA), a Maharashtra state government organisation in charge of town planning, development, transport and housing. Although its under Mumbai agglomeration the area outside of Brihan Mumbai lacks developement. Also Navi Mumbai which is under MMR is the only place which is developing as a planned city and boast of largest planned city of the World, which was promoted by a government formed company known as CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Authority). The region is witnessing fast urbanisation and is also famous for haphazard development which is due to absence of proper planning authority.

The area has an area of 4,355 km² and a population of 17,702,761. [1]. It is linked to Mumbai through the Mumbai suburban railway.

Municipal Corporations

1. Brihan Mumbai (Mumbai),
2. Thane to the northeast of Mumbai
3. Kalyan-Dombivali
4. Mira - Bhayandar
5. Navi Mumbai to the east
6. Ulhasnagar
7. Bhiwandi - Nizampur

Municipal Councils

1. Alibag
2. Ambernath
3. Karjat
4. Khopoli
5. Kulgaon Badlapur
6. Matheran
7. Nala Sopara
8. Navghar-Manikpur
9. Panvel
10. Pen
11. Uran
12. Vasai
13. Virar

The area takes up four districts of Maharashtra state.

1. Mumbai City (complete)
2. Mumbai suburban district
3. Navi Mumbai City (complete)
4. Thane district (part)
5. Raigad (part)