MMR covers
an area of about 4355 sq.km. Greater Mumbai, which is a well
developed city, covers only an area of 468 sq.km. The Rest
of MMR, which is in development stage, consists of five municipal
corporations, fifteen municipal councils and a number of
villages. MMR is well served by major rail and road networks.
Basic information on MMR shows
the extent of economic activities, transport
and traffic situation and environmental status
as per the available records.
MMR is a highly urbanised area. The details of the local authorities,
their status, population in 1981 and 1991 are described in
Statistics
on Councils and Corporations.
Map
of MMR