Mumbai
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Mumbai
Summary
Mumbai is a megacity[1]. Mumbai draws 93,781 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 Maharashtra[4].
- Mumbai is located in Mumbai City district[5].
- Mumbai is in the country of India[6].
- Mumbai is on the body of water Arabian Sea[7].
- Mumbai's head of government is recorded as Iqbal Singh Chahal[8].
- Mumbai is on the continent of Asia[9].
- Mumbai's instance of is recorded as megacity[10].
- Mumbai's instance of is recorded as provincial capital[11].
- Mumbai's instance of is recorded as city[12].
- Mumbai's instance of is recorded as locality[13].
- Mumbai's instance of is recorded as metropolis[14].
- Mumbai's instance of is recorded as business cluster[15].
- Mumbai's instance of is recorded as largest city[16].
- Mumba is named after Mumbai[17].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as London[18].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Los Angeles[19].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg[20].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stuttgart[21].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yokohama[22].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Espoo[23].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Honolulu County[24].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmir[25].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin[26].
- Mumbai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Busan[27].
Body
Founding
1507 marks the founding of Mumbai[28].
Identity
Mumbai is part of Konkan[29].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Mumbai include Bollywood[30], a film genre[31]; Bombay[32], a cat breed[33], founded in 1958[34]; Star of Bombay[35], a sapphire[36]; Bombay sandwich[37], a sandwich[38]; and Ichthyophis bombayensis[39], a taxon[40].
Why It Matters
Mumbai draws 93,781 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.[41] Mumbai is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Mumbai include Bollywood[30], a film genre[31]; Bombay[32], a cat breed[33], founded in 1958[34]; Star of Bombay[35], a sapphire[36]; Bombay sandwich[37], a sandwich[38]; and Ichthyophis bombayensis[39], a taxon[40].