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Mumbai
City Information
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Mumbai
houses India's largest Stock Exchange,
which is supposed to be the third
largest in the world. Located on the
West Coast of India, Mumbai is a kinda
place for fun lovers. The city has
natural harbour which was developed by
British. It is one of the busy ports of
India and handles approximately 40 % of
India maritime trade.
The group of seven island was leased to
East India Company who offered freedom
of business and religion to persons who
came and settled here. Mumbai is more
than a cosmopolitan city made of
concrete buildings . The factories and
mills in Mumbai operate day and night
and thereby meet the growing demands of
the commercial city of Mumbai.
Apart from being the commercial city of
India, Mumbai boast number of tourists
attractions. Some of the tourists spots
to name are Gateway Of India, Haji Ali
Mosque, Chowapathy beach, Marine drive.
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Mumbai Facts & figures |
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Bombay was
renamed Mumbai in 1996.
The total area of the city is 440 sq. km
or 170 sq. miles.
The population is 18 million, projected
to reach 28.5 million by 2020.
Mumbai is the capital of the state of
Maharashtra.
Marathi, Hindi and English are the main
languages.
Telephone code is 022
Time zone - GMT/UTC plus 5.5 hours
- Climate - Summer 20 °C - 39 °C, Winter
12 °C - 34 °C. Mumbai has a truly
tropical climate and temperatures remain
fairly uniform throughout the year. You
never need to pack woolens for Mumbai,
not even in December. Mumbai is drowned
every year under torrential Indian Ocean
monsoon rains between June and
September, usually beginning by 7th June
every year.
Business Hours
Public and private offices: 9:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Some open on
Saturday, but all are closed on Sunday.
Shops: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.
Post offices: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon._Fri.;
Saturday until noon.
Banks: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 10
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat.
Restaurants: until 11 p.m.; nightclubs
and discos close much later
Currency
One rupee=100 paise. Indian coins come
in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50
paise and 1, 2 and 5 rupees. Notes are
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500. If you
are handed a grubby note, insist on
having it exchanged for a newer one.
Have a big supply of small bills as
change almost does not exist in India. |
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Tel: 91-11-44112200
Fax: 91-11-23721731
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