Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai
Navī Muṁbaī (Marathi) New Bombay | |
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Form top left to right: Navi Mumbai Skyline, Vashi Sector 30A, Utsav Chowk, Vashi Sector 30A, Vashi Railway Station, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Seawoods Grand Central mall, PKP IT Park in Airoli Naka, Pandavkada Falls, Wonders Park, Seawoods, Rajiv Gandhi Joggers Park, Buildings along Palm Beach Road. | |
| Nickname: Flamingo City | |
| Coordinates: 19°01′N 73°01′E / 19.02°N 73.02°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Konkan |
| District | |
| Planned and Developed by | City and Industrial Development Corporation |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | |
| Area | |
• Total | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,618,000 |
| Demonym | Navi Mumbaikar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-43 (Thane district) MH-46 (Raigad district) |
Navi Mumbai (Marathi: [nəʋiː mumbəi]; also known as New Bombay, its official name until 1995) is a large city next to Mumbai, located in the Konkan division of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, on the mainland of India. Navi Mumbai is situated in Thane district. It is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Area.
The area within the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has been ranked third among 73 cities surveyed for cleanliness and hygiene by the Union Ministry of Urban Development and Quality Council of India as a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and is being modified with various projects and formation. Navi Mumbai has for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023) held on to third rank in the Indian Commonwealth Cleanliness Survey (Swachh Survekshan) — a nationwide sanitation survey of cities — while Mumbai's ranking slipped to 37 in 2023 from 31 in 2022.
Navi Mumbai is home to various educational institutions. Various multinational corporations have their head offices/branches across the city, making it an active business hub. Thane–Belapur Road and Palm Beach Road are major business attraction and upmarket residential areas.