Mumbai Metropolitan Region


Mumbai Metropolitan Region, is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai and its satellite towns on Salsette Island and in adjacent mainland areas in the northern Konkan division of Maharashtra in western India. The region has an area of and with a population of over 26 million it is among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.
Developing over a period of about 20 years, it consists of nine municipal corporations and eight smaller municipal councils. The entire area is overseen by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, a state-owned organisation in charge of town planning, development, transportation and housing in the region.
The MMRDA was formed to address challenges in planning and development of integrated infrastructure for the metropolitan region.The areas outside Brihanmumbai and Navi Mumbai have lacked organised development. Navi Mumbai, developed as one of the largest planned cities in the world, was promoted by a state government-owned company, City and Industrial Development Corporation.
The region has had problems related to haphazard and illegal development as a result of rapid urbanisation. Villages along the NH 3 in Bhiwandi are examples of haphazard developments in the MMR, with some of the largest warehousing areas in India. Government agencies such as the Town Planner and Collector of Thane have had challenges in addressing unorganised development.

Area

Municipal BodiesTypeDistrictsArea
Population
Greater MumbaiCorporationMumbai City47912,442,373
Greater MumbaiCorporationMumbai Suburban47912,442,373
Bhiwandi-NizampurCorporationThane28709,665
Kalyan-DombivliCorporationThane571,247,327
Mira-BhayandarCorporationThane79.4809,378
Navi MumbaiCorporationThane108.631,120,547
Navi MumbaiCorporationRaigad108.631,120,547
PanvelCorporationRaigad110311,434
ThaneCorporationThane1281,841,488
UlhasnagarCorporationThane13506,098
Vasai-VirarCorporationPalghar3111,222,390
AmbarnathCouncilThane38253,475
BadlapurCouncilThane38.68174,226
UranCouncilRaigad17.7823,251
MatheranCouncilRaigad5.145,139
KarjatCouncilRaigad25.5429,663
KhopoliCouncilRaigad58.66108,648
PenCouncilRaigad30.2037,852
AlibagCouncilRaigad19.49236,167

Districts

  1. Mumbai City
  2. Mumbai Suburban
  3. Thane
  4. Raigad
  5. Palghar

    Transport

Railway

Metro

Mumbai Metropolitan Region has 3 metro systems covering the region. 2 systems are operational which are Mumbai Metro and Navi Mumbai Metro, while the Thane Metro system has been recently approved. While Navi Mumbai Metro and Thane Metro are primarily in their respective cities, Mumbai Metro however is spread across all municipal corporations.
Mumbai Metro has an operational length of while Navi Mumbai Metro has an operational length of. In contrast, Mumbai Metro has various new lines and extensions under construction totalling to meanwhile Thane Metro has a proposed length of.

Air

The region has two airports, one located in Greater Mumbai called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and the other, Navi Mumbai International Airport is located in Navi Mumbai. There is also one aerodrome known as the Juhu Aerodrome, which is only used for general aviation.

Bus