Mumbai

Summary

Mumbai is a megacity^[1]. Mumbai draws 7,567 Wikipedia views per month (megacity category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mumbai was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Mumbai is located in Mumbai City district^[4].
• Mumbai is in the country of India^[5].
• Mumbai's head of government is recorded as Iqbal Singh Chahal^[6].
• Mumbai's image is recorded as Panoramic view of Taj Palace Hotel and Taj Tower with the iconic Gateway of India in the background (cropped).jpg^[7].
• Mumbai's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].
• Mumbai's instance of is recorded as megacity^[9].
• Mumbai's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[10].
• Mumbai's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Mumbai's instance of is recorded as locality^[12].
• Mumbai's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[13].
• Mumbai's instance of is recorded as business cluster^[14].
• Mumbai's instance of is recorded as largest city^[15].
• Mumba is named after Mumbai^[16].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as London^[17].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Los Angeles^[18].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[19].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stuttgart^[20].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yokohama^[21].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Espoo^[22].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Honolulu County^[23].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmir^[24].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin^[25].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Busan^[26].
• Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Victoria de Durango^[27].

Body

Founding

+1507-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mumbai^[28].

Identity

Mumbai's part of is recorded as Konkan^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Mumbai include Bollywood^[30], a film genre^[31], headquartered in Mumbai^[32]; Bombay^[33], a cat breed^[34], founded in 1958^[35]; Star of Bombay^[36], a sapphire^[37]; Bombay sandwich^[38], a sandwich^[39]; and Ichthyophis bombayensis^[40], a taxon^[41].

Why It Matters

Mumbai draws 7,567 Wikipedia views per month (megacity category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] Mumbai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Mumbai is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Mumbai include Bollywood^[30], a film genre^[31], headquartered in Mumbai^[32]; Bombay^[33], a cat breed^[34], founded in 1958^[35]; Star of Bombay^[36], a sapphire^[37]; Bombay sandwich^[38], a sandwich^[39]; and Ichthyophis bombayensis^[40], a taxon^[41].