Mumbai

Mumbai also known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of MaharashtraMaharashtra. As of 2018, Mumbai is the second most populous city in IndiaIndia after DelhiDelhi and the eighth most populous city in the world, with a population of approximately 2 crores (20 million), according to the United NationsUnited Nations. According to the Government of India 2011 census, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated population of 1.25 crore (12.5 million) living in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Mumbai is the center of the Mumbai metropolitan area, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 2.3 crore (23 million). Mumbai is located on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour.

In 2008, Mumbai was named the Alpha World City. It has the largest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities in India. The seven islands that make up Mumbai were formerly home to many communities of the Marathi speaking Koli people. For many centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire and subsequently the East India Company in 1661. After Indian independence in 1947, the city was incorporated into the state of Bombay. In 1960, following the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, a new state of Maharashtra was created with Bombay as its capital.