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Facts and Figures

- 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 200 C - 390 C, Winter 120 C - 340 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.