Borivali
Borivali (sometimes also Borivili or Borivli ) is an approximately 50 km² large and around 800,000 inhabitants district of Mumbai , the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra .
location
Borivali is located on the island of Salsette at an altitude of approx. 0 to 25 m approx. 35 km north of Mumbai. To the south are the boroughs of Goregaon and Andheri and the international airport ( Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport ) of Mumbai; to the east is the large forest area of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park . The quickest way to get to Borivali (journey time approx. 35 minutes) is with the Western Line operating from Churchgate station or from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus ) with the suburban trains that run approx. Every 10 minutes. The railway line divides Borivali into two parts - Borivali-West and Borivali-East .
Population and economy
Many Borivali residents work or study in the center of the mega city of Mumbai and are therefore on the road in the mornings and evenings. In addition to Hindus and Muslims, there are minorities from other religious communities such as Sikhs , Buddhists , Parsees , Christians etc., with the IC Colony district in Borivali having the highest percentage of Christians in all of Mumbai. The film industry plays a not insignificant role in the economic life of the district.
history
The coast of the formerly heavily forested region was in parts settled around 3000 years ago; The Buddhist Kanheri caves and the Hindu Mandapeshwar caves were built in the hinterland about 2000 and 1500 years ago . In the 14th and 15th centuries, the region was under Islamic influence as an outpost of the Sultanate of Gujarat ; in the 16th century the Portuguese came . Since the 19th century, Bombay developed under British dominance into a rapidly growing port city and economic metropolis; the northern suburbs, which are connected by railroad lines, grew with them in the 20th century.
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Coordinates: 19 ° 14 ' N , 72 ° 51' E