MAHARASHTRA
Area: 3, 07, 713 sq. km
Latitude: 19˚ 48’N
Population: 9,67, 52, 247
Longitude: 76˚E
Principal language: Marathi
Capital: Mumbai
Situation: the state is located in the north centre of
Peninsular India, and is bordered by Gujarat in the northwest, Madhya Pradesh
in the north, Chhattisgarh in the east, Andhra Pradesh in the south – east,
Karnataka and Goa in the south, Arabian Sea Guards the western boundary of
Maharashtra.
MUMBAI
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Located on the low hilly island running
southwards known as Bombay Island.
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Capital city known as ‘cotton polis of India’.
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It is also the commercial capital of India. It
has the largest stock exchange in the country.