Worli | |
Other Name: | Varaḷī |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Mumbai |
Coordinates: | 19°N 72.815°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Name2: | Mumbai City |
Subdivision Name3: | Mumbai |
Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
Governing Body: | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Worlikar, Varaḷīkar |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 400018 and 400030 |
Area Code: | 022 |
Registration Plate: | MH 01 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | BMC |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Worli (ISO: Varaḷī, [ʋəɾ(ə)ɭiː]) is a locality in central Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai with the others being Colaba, Bandra and Malabar Hill. The sea connects it with Bandra via the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Historic spellings include Warli, Worlee, Varli, and Varel.[1] Originally Worli was a separate island, one of the Seven Islands of Bombay which were ceded by the Portuguese to England in 1661; it was linked up with the other islands in the 19th century.
In the 1990s, a group of terrorists attacked a building in Worli as well as major buildings in the city.[2]
Worli Seaface is a waterfront in Worli on Arabian Sea. It lies along Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road.
In October 2019, Aaditya Thackeray contested the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from the Worli constituency and he is currently the MLA of Worli.[3]
Famous Indian celebrities as well as celebrity couples reside in the Worli area of Mumbai: