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Central Mumbai
Central Bombay Girangaon / Downtown | |
|---|---|
Precinct of Mumbai | |
 View of Central (Downtown) Mumbai Skyline (Worli) | |
 Island City district highlighted in yellow | |
  Central Mumbai Central Mumbai  Central Mumbai Central Mumbai (Maharashtra)  Central Mumbai Central Mumbai (India) | |
| Coordinates (Worli): 19°00′32″N 72°50′13″E / 19.009°N 72.837°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Maharashtra |
| District |  Mumbai City |
| City | Mumbai |
| Wards | A, B, C, D, E |
| Government | |
| • Body | BMC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.7 km2 (26.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,145,966 |
| • Density | 46,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Mumbaikar, Soboite |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Central Mumbai, colloquially Downtown or Girangaon in Indian English, administratively part of the Mumbai City District, is the city's de facto Downtown and the southernmost precinct of Greater Bombay. It extends from Mahalaxmi to Mahim (Western side), Ghodapdeo (Central Side) to and Mazgaon (Harbour Side) neighbourhoods, and comprises the city's old and formerly main business localities, making it the wealthiest urban precinct in India. Property prices in South Mumbai are by far the highest in India and among the highest in the world. In terms of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the precinct consists of the constituencies of Worli and Shivadi (from Mumbai South) and Mahim, Wadala and Sion Koliwada (from Mumbai South Central).
The precinct is divided into two parts, North Central Mumbai (which consists of Mahim, Wadala and Sion constituencies) and South Central Mumbai (which consists of Worli and Shivadi) due to the differences in their historical urbanisation and land use. While North Central Mumbai was developed as a garden city style suburb by the Bombay City Improvement Trust after the Bubonic Plague, South Central Mumbai was developed between the 1870s and 1900s as a walk to work style Mill City.[1][2][3]
Siddhivinayak, Prabhadevi, High Street Pheonix, Kamala Mills, Shivaji Park, Byculla Zoo, Sewri Mudflats, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Nehru Planetarium, Nehru Science Centre, Haji Ali, Worli Sea Face, Atria Mall, Worli Koliwada, Dadar Beach, Mahim Beach, St Michael's Church, Mahim, Dharavi, Maharashtra Nature Park, Bhakti Park, Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Sion Circle, Kings Circle, Dadar TT Circle (former northern terminus of Mumbai's tram network), Five Gardens, Bandra Worli Sea Link and the Bombay Harbour are some of the most iconic landmarks of Central Bombay. Most residents of Central Mumbai belong to neo money and belong from all backgrounds such as business, finance, sports, law, film industry, trade, and fashion families. Geographically, Central Mumbai lies at the northernmost extent of Mumbai Island. Most city residents use the term to refer to the stretch extending from Mahalaxmi to Mahim and Ghodapdeo to Sion as Central Mumbai. The area is delimited on the east by Mumbai harbour and on the west by the Arabian Sea.
Central Mumbai is also home to many educational institutions; namely Ruparel College, Kirti College, Rachna Sansad College, VJTI, Bombay Scottish School, Poddar ORT International School, St. Ignatius High School, etc; exclusive sports clubs: RWITC and The Willingdon Sports Club and hospitals such as Lilavati Hospital, KEM Hospital, Sion Hospital, Bombay Port Trust Hospital and Gandhi Hospital.
Significance
editCentral Mumbai has become less congested with the creation of the Bandra Worli Sea Link, Atal Setu, Eastern Freeway and JJ Flyover. Auto rickshaws are strictly banned here. This facilitates quicker transport between people residing in the suburbs and the corporate offices in Downtown Mumbai. Traffic is a major concern in most parts.
Division
editThe city of Mumbai lies on two different islands, Mumbai Island and Salsette Island. Administratively it has two official divisions: Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district. Mumbai City district is Mumbai Island - the area on it's northern half is called Central Mumbai. Mumbai Suburban district consists the Western, Eastern, Central and Northern parts of the city. The northernmost portion of the island - outside Mumbai city limits - lies in Thane district.
Girangaon
editThe term Girangaon was formerly used to refer to this area, Giran means mills and gaon means village in Marathi. Thus the place was called "Mill Village" as it had over 150 textile mills at its peak.
See also
edit- Salsette Island
- Western Suburbs
- Eastern Suburbs
- Pali Hill
- Soho, London
- SoHo, Manhattan
- Central Mumbai
- ^ Karkare, Aakash (2017-02-20). "Is Dadar, Mumbai's first planned suburb, becoming hipster cool? (And at what cost?)". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ http://millmumbai.tiss.edu/
- ^ "Transformation of Mumbai: Mills to Malls". Architect Mohsin Sheikh. 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2024-09-13.