Dharavi
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Key facts
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- +05:30
- Settlement.name
- Dharavi
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- Slum
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- Dharavi India.jpg
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- View of Dharavi
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- Mumbai
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- Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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- Country
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- State
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- District
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- City
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- Maharashtra
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- Mumbai City
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- Mumbai
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- Founded
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- 1884
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Colonial era
- Post-independence
- Redevelopment plans
- Demographics
- Location and characteristics
- Economy
- Utility services
- Sanitation issues
- Epidemics and other disasters
- In the media
- See also
- References
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Dharavi compared to other large slums around the world. Map by Mike Davis (scholar)|Mike Davis.|thumb|right
Dharavi is a residential area in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It has often been considered one of the world's largest slums. It has an area of just over and a population of about 1,000,000. With a population density of over , it is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.