Lesser Known Facts about the City of Dreams: Mumbai

The city that is home to more than 12 million people, Mumbai, earlier known as Bombay, is regarded as one of the nerve centers of India. It is the commercial and entertainment capital of the country. Popularly known as the city that never sleeps, Mumbai is home to the Bollywood film industry. This city also generates about 25% of India’s industrial output. 

Every year a huge number of travelers come to this city, where Parses, Hindus, Christians, Muslims and Jews co-exist peacefully. The city’s extensively planned road and rail network, along with the International airport, further make it the most accessible part of India.

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Amazing Facts about Mumbai

• Mumbai is named after a Goddess: The city has been named after Goddess Mumba Devi.
• The city has the largest theme park, Imagica: Situated on the Mumbai-Pune highway, Imagica is the only theme park in India built on international standards.
• Badra-Worli sea link is an architectural wonder: The 5,600 metre cable based bridge that connects the western suburbs of Mumbai with the southern suburbs is indeed an architectural marvel.
• Home to India’s first bus network: Mumbai is the first Indian city to get the well-established bus service system, known as BEST, in 1905, which is in service till date.
• City’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) is India’s first railway station: CST was the first ever railway station constructed in India. It opened in 1888 and is today a UNESCO world historic site.
• The first Indian to own a car was a Mumbaikar: City’s Jamshedji Tata was the first Indian to own a car.
• The city has the longest coastline: The city has the longest coastline of 129 kms.
• Khargar’s central park is largest in Asia: An urban park in the city covering 119 hectares, this central park is the largest in Asia and third largest in the world.
• The city comprises of seven islands: The current city of Mumbai consists of Worli, Bombay, Mazagaon, Parel, Little Colaba and Colaba, which were seven distinct islands before their merger to form one city. It took more than 60 years to merge the seven islands.
• Mumbai is home to the largest and most expensive slums: Dharavi in Mumbai is not only the largest slum area of Asia but also the most expensive one. Aa house here can cost you a few lakhs!
• Bollywood’s initials were taken from the city’s name itself: The city is home to the Bollywood film industry, a name that was taken from the name Bombay.

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