Ghatkopar
Ghatkopar (Pronunciation: [ɡʱaːʈkopəɾ]) is a suburb in eastern Mumbai, close to which, the City's Airport is located. The area is located on the Western corner of the Western Ghats and marks the beginning of the Ghats from Mumbai side. It is served by the railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway and the metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro. The eastern part has a large Gujarati population.
Ghatkopar | |
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Suburb | |
R City Mall, Ghatkopar | |
Ghatkopar | |
| Coordinates: 19.08°N 72.91°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Suburbs | Eastern Suburbs |
| Ward | N |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| • M.L.A | Ram Kadam BJP (Ghatkopar West) (since 2014) |
| • M.L.A | Parag Shah BJP (Ghatkopar East) (since 2019) |
| • M.P. | Manoj Kotak BJP (since 2019) |
| Population (2017 est.) | |
| • Total | 620,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-03 |
| Website | http://ghatkoparassociation.org/ |
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