Mumbai metropolitan area

The Mumbai metropolitan area 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.

Related Topics:
Agglomeration - Mumbai - Mumbai Metropolitan Development Authority - Maharashtra

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The area has an area of 1,273 sq km and a population of 17,702,761. http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/basic_councils.htm. It is linked to Mumbai through the Mumbai suburban railway.

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;Municipal Corporations

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• BrihanMumbai (Mumbai),
• Thane to the northeast of Mumbai
• Kalyan-Dombivali
• Navi Mumbai to the east
• Ulhasnagar

;Municipal Councils

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• Alibag
• Ambernath
• Bhiwandi
• Karjat
• Khopoli
• Kulgaon - Badlapur
• Matheran
• Mira - Bhayandar
• Nallasopara
• Navghar-Manikpur
• Panvel
• Pen
• Uran
• Vasai
• Virar

The area takes up four districts of Maharashtra state.

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• Mumbai City (complete)
• Mumbai suburban district (complete)
• Thane district (part)
• Raigad (part)