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City Mumbai consists two distinct regions: Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district, forming two separate revenue districts under Maharashtra. [1] City district region also commonly called Island City or South Mumbai. [2] Mumbai Suburban district lies north Mumbai City district and includes all Mumbai suburbs. Western portion forms Western Suburbs, while eastern side forms Eastern Suburbs. Suburbs Chembur, Govandi, Mankhurd, and Trombay lie south-east Eastern Suburbs. These suburbs generally not considered part Eastern Suburbs and sometimes referred as "Harbour Suburbs".
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- Western suburbs
- Andheri
- Bandra
- Borivali
- Dahisar
- Goregaon
- Jogeshwari
- Kandivali
- Khar
- Malad
- Santacruz
- Vile Parle
- Juhu
- Central suburbs
- Bhandup
- Ghatkopar
- Kurla
- Mulund
- Powai
- Vidyavihar
- Vikhroli
- Eastern suburbs
- Chembur
- Mankhurd
- Govandi
- Wadala
- Trombay
- South Mumbai
- Antop Hill
- Bhuleshwar
- Byculla
- Colaba
- Cumbala Hill
- Dadar
- Fort
- Girgaon
- Kalbadevi
- Kamathipura
- Malabar Hill
- Matunga
- Parel
- Sion
- Tardeo
- Umarkhadi
- Other
- References
- Works cited
The total area of Mumbai is 603.4 km2 (233 sq mi). [3] Of this, the island city spans 67.79 km2 (26 sq mi), while the suburban district spans 370 km2 (143 sq mi), together accounting for 437.71 km2 (169 sq mi) under the administration of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The remaining area belongs to Defence, Mumbai Port Trust, Atomic Energy Commission and Borivali National Park, which are out of the jurisdiction of the BMC. [4] Mumbai lies at the mouth of the Ulhas River on the western coast of India, in the coastal region known as the Konkan. It sits on Salsette Island, partially shared with the Thane district. [5] Mumbai is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west. [6] Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located partly in the Mumbai suburban district, and partly in the Thane district, and it extends over an area of 103.09 km2 (39.80 sq mi). [7]
