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The city of Mumbai, formally Bombay, has a population of over 12 million. Mumbai grew and grew until it reached its physical limits in 1972, being on an island just off of the Indian coast. Navi Mumbai was then developed on the mainland, just across from Mumbai. Navi Mumbai is the largest planned community in the world. In 40 years, with the express purpose of de-congesting Mumbai, the population has grown exponentially, to the point where Navi Mumbai is now the home of 1.2 million residents, and continues to expand further and further inland.
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The city of Mumbai, formally Bombay, has a population of over 12 million. Mumbai grew and grew until it reached its physical limits in 1972, being on an island just off of the Indian coast. Navi Mumbai was then developed on the mainland, just across from Mumbai. Navi Mumbai is the largest planned community in the world. In 40 years, with the express purpose of de-congesting Mumbai, the population has grown exponentially, to the point where Navi Mumbai is now the home of 1.2 million residents, and continues to expand further and further inland.