Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ /, also known as Bombay / b ɒ m ˈ b eɪ /, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.As of 2011 it is the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.4 million. The larger Mumbai Metropolitan Region is the second-most-populous metropolitan area in India, with a population of 21.3 million as of …

