Mumbai City district | |
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 .jpg)   .jpeg) Clockwise from top-left:Gateway of India,South Mumbai Harbour,Chaitya Bhoomi,Wankhede Stadium,Taj Mahal Palace Hotel | |
.svg) Location in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates:18°58′N72°49′E / 18.96°N 72.82°E /18.96; 72.82 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Konkan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation |
| • Guardian Minister | Eknath Shinde (Deputy Chief Minister) |
| • Mayor |
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| • District Collector |
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| • Municipal Commissioner & Administrator |
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| • MPs | |
| Area | |
• Total | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 3,304,000 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (54,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Sex ratio | 840 |
| Literacy | 89.2% |
| Website | https://mumbaicity.gov.in/ |
Mumbai City district is adistrict of Maharashtra inKonkan Division, India. As a city district, it has no headquarters or subdivisions. It, along with theMumbai Suburban District, makes up the metropolis ofMumbai. This area is called the "Island City" orSouth Mumbai or Old Mumbai. It occupies the southern tip ofSalsette Island and extends fromColaba in the south toMahim andSion in the north. The city has an area of 157 km2 (61 sq mi) and a population of 3,085,411.[1]
| Guardian Minister Mumbai City | |
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| पालकमंत्री मुंबई शहर | |
 Emblem of India | |
since 18 January 2025 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Term length | 5 years / No time limit |
| Website | mumbaicity |
| Name | Term of office |
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| Jayant Patil Cabinet Minister | 07 November 200910 November 2010 |
| R. R. Patil Cabinet Minister | 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014 |
| Subash Desai Cabinet Minister | 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019 |
| Aslam Shaikh Cabinet Minister | 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022 |
| Deepak Kesarkar Cabinet Minister | 24 September 2022 - 26 November 2024 |
| Eknath Shinde (Deputy Chief Minister) | 18 January 2025 - Incumbent |
| District Magistrate / Collector Mumbai City | |
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| जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी मुंबई शहर | |
Emblem of India | |
Incumbent since 2024Shri Sanjay Yadav (IAS) | |
| Residence | At Mumbai City district |
| Appointer | Government of Maharashtra |
| Term length | No time limit |
| Website | mumbaicity |
| Name | Term of office |
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| Aanchal Goyal (IAS) | 2025 - Incumbent |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 721,776 | — |
| 1911 | 893,481 | +2.16% |
| 1921 | 1,073,685 | +1.85% |
| 1931 | 1,087,191 | +0.13% |
| 1941 | 1,401,059 | +2.57% |
| 1951 | 2,329,020 | +5.21% |
| 1961 | 2,771,933 | +1.76% |
| 1971 | 3,070,378 | +1.03% |
| 1981 | 3,285,040 | +0.68% |
| 1991 | 3,174,889 | −0.34% |
| 2001 | 3,338,031 | +0.50% |
| 2011 | 3,085,411 | −0.78% |
| 2021 | 3,304,000 | +0.69% |
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The city ofMumbai came in light in the year 150 CE through the geographical work of renowned geographer,Ptolemy. The city, consisting of several islands, was then ruled by nativeAgris andKolis. These natives ruled the islands up to 1345. Thereafter, Mumbai's rulers changed through history until Islamic rulers conquered what is nowMaharashtra and conquered some of the islands in 1534. Subsequently,sultan ofGujarat took over all the islands, which were then conquered by the Portuguese.
Following the continued support of England in theAnglo-Portuguese Alliance, stemming from theAnglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 and on the accession of aCatholic monarch in 1660, in 1661 the island of Mumbai was given to the British as part of a RoyalDowry, on the occasion of the marriage of KingCharles II of England with the Portuguese Princess InfantaCatherine of Braganza. The island of Mumbai, was then to remain part ofBritish Raj until 15 August 1947, when it became an autonomousdominion. Initially, Charles II entrusted the administration of Mumbai to theEast India Company.
By a Royal Charter under the Regulation XIX of 1827, passed by the British Government, the Collector of Mumbai was made the Chief Controlling Authority of the Revenue Administration of Mumbai. The Collector of Mumbai enjoyed vast authority under the Mumbai Land Revenue Act 1876 which was repealed by the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966.
According to the2011 census Mumbai City district has apopulation of 3,085,411,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofMongolia[4] or the US state ofIowa.[5] This gives it a ranking of 115th in India (out of a total of640).[3] The district has a population density of 19,652 inhabitants per square kilometre (50,900/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was -7.57%.[1] Mumbai City has asex ratio of 832females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 89.21%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.13% and 0.81% of the population respectively.[1]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 65.73% | |||
| Islam | 25.76% | |||
| Jainism | 5.38% | |||
| Buddhism | 4.35% | |||
| Christianity | 2.74% | |||
| Other or not stated | 1.01% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.44% | |||
Hinduism is the largest religion. Islam is the second-largest religion, Jainism is practiced by Gujaratis, while Buddhism is found among the Marathis. Mumbai also has the largest population of Parsis in the world, although their population is fast dwindling.
Marathi is the official and most spoken language of the district. However being one of the largest cities in the country, Mumbai has attracted speakers of a large number of languages. Other languages with significant number of speakers in the district include Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Tamil.
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 35.96% of the population in the district spokeMarathi, 22.98%Hindi, 13.53%Urdu, 11.34%Gujarati, 2.93%Tamil, 2.57%Marwadi, 2.37%Telugu, 1.38%Konkani and 1.31%Bengali as their first language.[7]
Mongolia 3,133,318 July 2011 est.
N Iowa 3,046,355
Places adjacent to Mumbai City district | |
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