The history of Mumbai Suburban District which is the second smallest district of Maharashtra goes back to 1734 when Mumbai and the areas close to Mumbai was under the control of Portugueses. After which the island of Mumbai was presented to the Queen of England during the year 1760-61. Surrounded by the Vashi creek in the north and Mahim Causeway on the south, Arabian Sea in the east adjoining the district of Thane. This is the geographical boundary of the Mumbai Suburban known as Salesette, and erstwhile was the part of Goa and felt under the control of Portuguese till 1771-72, after which it came under the dominance of British rulers.
In 1871 , the Thane district was carved out from the east side of Konkan and area of Bombay Island was then known as Taluka South Salesette, Northern Division. In the year 1920, the Salesette Taluka was divided into two parts known as South Salesette Taluka and North Salesette Taluka. Basically Salesette Taluka consisted of 84 villages which were situated from Bandra to Dahisar and Kurla to Mulund.
Thereafter , in year 1920, the Mumbai Sub-urban was created consisting of 84 villages of South Salesette Taluka and North Salesette Taluka. At that time, some villages were withdrawn from Thane district and included in Mumbai Suburban District & South Salesette Taluka was divided into three talukas viz Andheri, Borivali & Kurla..
Mumbai Sub-urban at a Glance: Mumbai Sub-urban is the second smallest district of Maharashtra , administratively comes under Konkan Division. The district came into existence as an Independent District w.e.f. 1st October, 1990, as a consequent of the bifurcation of the Greater Mumbai into two revenue districts namely, Mumbai City & Mumbai Suburban. Prior to this , Mumbai Suburban was the part of Mumbai City District.
The jurisdiction of Mumbai Suburban District is from Bandra to Dahisar, from Kurla (Chuna Bhatti) to Mulund and from Kurla and upto Trombay Creek. The Headquarters of this district is located in Bandra(E).
The District has 3 Parliamentary Constituencies along with its 18 Assembly Segments.
Mumbai Suburban District is divided into 3 Talukas/Tahsils namely, Andheri, Borivali and Kurla.
Tourist Destinations: District is also blessed with few fascinating tourist destinations namely Mount Marry Church, Jogeshwari Caves, Fantasy land, Essel world, Water Kingdom, Sanjay Gandhi national Park, Aarey Colony, Kanheri Caves, Film city , Santacruz Airport, Sahar Airport, Tulsi Lake, Vihar Lake, Powai Lake, Mithi River, Dahisar River, Poiser and Oshiwara River etc.
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