Talk:Mumbai

Economy

• GDP - ₹919,600 crore (US$110 billion)
• PCA - ₹486,000 (US$5,800) or 10,800US$. check here

It's only now, Mumbai population gets to approx 20 million. -- Karthik Nadar (talk) 15:54, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Largest?

Just looking at the recent Census data, isn't Delhi now the most populous municipal corporation (city proper) in India? Mumbai is no doubt still the largest urban agglomeration, but when we say "city" we're talking the municipal corporation/city proper/local government. --Criticalthinker (talk) 09:42, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Mumbai is still the largest city and Urban Agglomeration in India. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 11:03, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

So, the data for municipal corporations have been released? Can you point me to the data? --Criticalthinker (talk) 13:04, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Right here. For convenience, I've posted the data here:

Mumbai (municipal corp): 12,478,447

Delhi (municipal corp): 11,007,835

Therefore, Mumbai is still the largest city. Elockid (Alternate) ^(Talk) 13:49, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Metro Population

The beginning of the article states Mumbai's metropolitan population as 20.5 million (without a reference) whereas in the right side box it lists the population as the Censusindia 18,414,288 figure. Where did this 20.5 million figure come from and should it be changed to the 18 million figure?

Ryan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.111.142.233 (talk) 11:57, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

The 18.4 million figure is the population the Mumbai Urban agglomeration, whereas the 20 million figure represents the population of the Mumbai Metropolitan Area. Many cities like London and NewYork have specific boundaries for defining the UA and metropolitan areas. But the difference between UA and MA is unclear for Indian cities. --Commander _{(Ping Me)} 16:49, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

But are any references of 20.5 mln? Bogomolov.PL (talk) 19:51, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion:Neighborhoods

Hi I am a visitor in Mumbai right now and was looking at the article for some more information. One section that is missing which I think would be of tremendous value is a section on "Layout of the City" or "Neighborhoods." I know some other articles regarding cities have these (e.g., New_York_City#Boroughs). Once I return from my travels, maybe I can take a rough stab at it myself... :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.4.129.30 (talk) 07:31, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

We welcome any initiative taken to improve the article! Once you start to improve the article, please make sure to leave a note on this page, outlining all the changes you made. Also of course, we appreciate sourced contributions. If someone disagrees, then there's always this page to discuss. Lynch7 07:47, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Agree, this would be helpful. Ninadhardikar (talk) 00:31, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Here's a section from Wikitravel that is Creative Commons so we can tweak and use here

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.

South Mumbai (Fort, Colaba, Malabar Hill, Nariman Point, Marine Lines, Tardeo)

The oldest areas of Mumbai. Contains Mumbai's downtown area and is considered the heart of this commercial capital of India. The richest neighborhoods in the country are located here, which command among the highest property rates in the world. Real estate prices in South Mumbai are comparable to those in 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.

South Central Mumbai (Byculla, Parel, Worli, Prabhadevi, 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.

North Central Mumbai (Dharavi, Matunga, Vadala, Sion, Mahim)

Primarily an upper middle-class area. This area developed immediately after India's independence, because of a wave of immigration. Part of the migrants were refugees from the partition.

Western Suburbs (Bandra, Khar, Santa Cruz, Juhu, Vile Parle, Andheri, Jogeshvari, Goregaon, Malad, Kandavali)

Contains Mumbai's other downtown and is home to those rich who want to have a more peaceful surrounding. It has few beaches. Home to a large Christian community and the city's most famous church. This is also where the city's domestic and international airports are.

Central Suburbs (Kurla, Vidyavihar, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Kanjur Marg, Bhandup, Mulund, Powai,Thane)

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.

Harbour Suburbs (Chembur, Mankhurd, Govandi, 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.

Northwest Mumbai (Manori, Jogeshwari, Borivali, Gorai, Mira Road, Bhyander, Naigaon, Vasai, Nala Sopara, Virar)

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. The Global Vipassana Pagoda is a notable monument in Gorai, Mumbai, India. The pagoda is to serve as a monument of peace and harmony. This monument was inaugurated by Pratibha Patil, the President of India on 8 February 2009. It is located in the north of Mumbai in an area called Gorai and is built on donated land on a peninsula between Gorai creek and the Arabian Sea. Essel world, India's largest amusement park is also located on the gorai island, just besides the global vipassana pagoda.