District of Maharashtra in India
Mumbai City district
Mumbai City district is a district of Maharashtra in Konkan Division, India.
As a city district, it has no headquarters or subdivisions. It, along with the Mumbai Suburban District, makes up the metropolis of Mumbai. This area is called the "Island City" or South Mumbai or Old Mumbai. It occupies the southern tip of Salsette Island and extends from Colaba in the south to Mahim and Sion in the north. The city has an area of 157 km2 (61 sq mi) and a population of 3,085,411.
How locals move
Getting around Mumbai City district the local way
- Get in}} Thane Creek is bustling with ferries to central Mumbai from various cities on the southern and eastern side of the creek, such as Alibag.
- Get inFerries from Ferry Wharf also allow cheap access to islands and beaches in the vicinity of the city and Elephanta.
- Get inThere are no scheduled international ferries to Mumbai, however cruise ships dock regularly.
- Get aroundIt will be difficult to find a taxi in the suburbs as they have been out-competed by the cheaper auto-rickshaws there.
- Get aroundAnother scam is auto-rickshaw drivers charging the (higher) taxi fare and even show you a tariff card which should be used for taxi fares only.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are only allowed to operate beyond Bandra and Sion.
- Get aroundIf you are not used to Indian roads, an auto-rickshaw ride can be heart-stopping, death-defying, laws-of-physics-bending.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are slower than cars and have terrible suspensions.
From Wikivoyage: Mumbai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Dr Vikramjit Kakati (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.