Dadar Parsi Colony
Mancherji Joshi Parsi Colony Dadar
दादर पारसी कॉलनी Mancherji Joshi Parsi Colony | |
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Neighbourhood | |
| Nickname: Parsi Colony | |
| Coordinates: 19°01′13″N 72°51′14″E / 19.0203°N 72.8538°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai City |
| City | Mumbai |
| Ward | F North |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400014, 400019 |
| Area code | 022 |
| Civic agency | BMC |
Dadar Parsi Colony (officially Mancherji Joshi Parsi Colony) is an urban planned residential precinct in Mumbai. It is situated in the locality of Dadar. Unlike the other Parsi colonies (also known as 'baugs', literally gardens) it is not surrounded by a wall or fence and is not isolated from its surroundings. The colony houses the famous Five Gardens named in memory of the Principal Founder Mancherji Joshi, a renowned Parsi.
It is the largest Zoroastrian enclave in the world and in 2009, out of the 45,000 Zoroastrians living in Mumbai, 10,000 lived in Dadar Parsi Colony.