| Type: | District of Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Konkan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Coordinates: | 18.96°N 72.82°W |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Total: | 3,304,000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Total Km2: | 71 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 840 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 89.2% |
| Website: | https://mumbaicity.gov.in/ |
| Governing Body: | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation |
| Leader Title: | Guardian Minister |
| Leader Name: | Deepak Kesarkar |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
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| Leader Title2: | District Collector |
| Leader Name2: |
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| Leader Title3: | Municipal Commissioner & Administrator |
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| Leader Title4: | MPs |
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Mumbai City district is a district of Maharashtra in Konkan Division, India. As a city district, it has no headquarters or subdivisions. It, along with the Mumbai Suburban District, makes up the metropolis of Mumbai. This area is called the "Island City" or South Mumbai or Old Mumbai. It extends from Colaba in the south to Mahim and Sion in the north. The city has an area of and a population of 3,085,411.[1]
| Post: | Guardian Minister Mumbai City |
| Native Name: | पालकमंत्री मुंबई शहर |
| Insignia: | Emblem_of_India.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 50px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Incumbent: | Deepak Kesarkar |
| Incumbentsince: | 24 September 2022 |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Termlength: | 5 years / No time limit |
| Appointer: | Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|
| Jayant Patil | 07 November 2009 10 November 2010 | |
| R. R. Patil | 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014 | |
| Subash Desai | 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019 | |
| Aslam Shaikh | 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022 | |
| Deepak Kesarkar | 24 September 2022 - Incumbent |
| Post: | District Magistrate / Collector Mumbai City |
| Native Name: | जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी मुंबई शहर |
| Insignia: | Emblem_of_India.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 50px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Incumbent: | Shri Sanjay Yadav (IAS) |
| Incumbent Since: | 2024 |
| Termlength: | No time limit |
| Appointer: | Government of Maharashtra |
| Residence: | At Mumbai City district |
See main article: History of Mumbai.
See also: South Mumbai. The city of Mumbai came in light in the year 150 CE through the geographical work of renowned geographer, Ptolemy. The city, consisting of several islands, was then ruled by native Agris and Kolis. These natives ruled the islands up to 1345. Thereafter, Mumbai's rulers changed through history until Islamic rulers conquered what is now Maharashtra and conquered some of the islands in 1534. Subsequently, sultan of Gujarat took over all the islands, which were then conquered by the Portuguese.
Following the continued support of England in the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, stemming from the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 and on the accession of a Catholic monarch in 1660, in 1661 the island of Mumbai was given to the British as part of a Royal Dowry, on the occasion of the marriage of King Charles II of England with the Portuguese Princess Infanta Catherine of Braganza. The island of Mumbai, was then to remain part of British Raj until 15 August 1947, when it became an autonomous dominion. Initially, Charles II entrusted the administration of Mumbai to the East India Company.
By a Royal Charter under the Regulation XIX of 1827, passed by the British Government, the Collector of Mumbai was made the Chief Controlling Authority of the Revenue Administration of Mumbai. The Collector of Mumbai enjoyed vast authority under the Mumbai Land Revenue Act 1876 which was repealed by the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966.
According to the 2011 census Mumbai City district has a population of 3,085,411,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Mongolia[3] or the US state of Iowa.[4] This gives it a ranking of 115th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 19652PD/sqkm .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was -7.57%.[1] Mumbai City has a sex ratio of 832 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 89.21%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.13% and 0.81% of the population respectively.[1]
Hinduism is the largest religion. Islam is the second-largest religion, Jainism is practiced by Gujaratis, while Buddhism is found among the Marathis. Mumbai also has the largest population of Parsis in the world, although their population is fast dwindling.
Marathi is the official and most spoken language of the district. However being one of the largest cities in the country, Mumbai has attracted speakers of a large number of languages. Other languages with significant number of speakers in the district include Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Tamil.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 35.96% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 22.98% Hindi, 13.53% Urdu, 11.34% Gujarati, 2.93% Tamil, 2.57% Marwadi, 2.37% Telugu, 1.38% Konkani and 1.31% Bengali as their first language.[5]