MUM
‘City of Dreams.’
Mumbai has been developed over generations from seven former islands to be transformed into its modern peninsula configuration in the Arabian Sea.
It has evolved into a major trading centre in the north-west of India in correspondence with the emerging Gulf States and commodity movements via the Suez Canal.
With its challenging increasing levels of urbanisation, a new separate centre of Navi Mumbai is being planned in order to accommodate growth.
It has a major informal unplanned settlement of Dharavi at its existing urban centre.
Maps of Mumbai
Overview
Streets and Networks
Satellite View
All maps above provided courtesy of Google Maps.
Population Density
Visualising population density in Global Cities
This interactive map shows population density in 2020, measured in residents per square kilometre.
The data is from the ‘Global Human Settlement Layer’ (GHSL) 2023, produced by the European Commission JRC and the ‘Center for International Earth Science Information Network’ at Columbia University using earth sensing data from the European Copernicus Space Program that Integrates high volumes of satellite data with national census data.
The GHSL describes the settlement geography of the entire globe and has applications for a wide range of research and policy issues related to urban growth, development and sustainability.
Map provided courtesy of LuminoCity3D.org.
Rail Networks
Rail and transport networks in Global Cities
The above map represents the urban metro and light rail network of the city and immediate suburbs. This shows individual rail routes and the level of connectivity for urban travellers across the expanding city’.
Map provided courtesy of UrbanRail.net.
