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Mumbai metropolitan area
State Maharashtra
Districts Mumbai City
Mumbai Suburban
Thane
Raigad
Commissioner
Dr. T. Chandrashekar
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.

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)