What is the largest city in India? What is the largest port city?

The largest city in India is Mumbai, and the largest port city is Mumbai.

Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra, with an area of 603 square kilometers and a population of 210.04 million. Mumbai is an important trade center and port city. Mumbai is the birthplace of India's textile industry, and most of all kinds of Indian cloth and linen are exported from here. Mumbai is also the economic center and industrial base of India. The number of factories in Mumbai accounts for 15% of India, and textile mills account for 40%.

Mumbai Port is a modern international commercial metropolis and the largest port and wharf in India, handling more than 60% of the country's import and export goods. It is the bridgehead of the South Asia Continental Bridge, starting from Calcutta in the east and Mumbai in the west, with a total length of 2000km, and is the land, sea and air transportation hub of India. Mumbai is the largest cotton textile center in India, with developed industry and commerce, and the number of spindles and textile machines accounts for about 1/3 of the whole country.

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Mumbai provides 65,438+00% jobs in India, making a great contribution to tax revenue. 40% of India's income tax, 60% of tariffs and 20% of franchise tax are all contributed by Mumbai. A large number of Indian financial institutions have their headquarters in the southern district of Mumbai, and many foreign banks and financial institutions have also set up branches here.

Mumbai is the largest cotton textile center in China, with more than 30% spindles and looms. In addition, wool spinning, leather, chemical, pharmaceutical, machinery, food, film and other industries also account for a certain proportion. Petrochemical, chemical fertilizer and nuclear power generation have also developed rapidly. The offshore development of continental shelf oil fields has promoted the rapid development of oil refining industry. There are more than 80 international ports in India, but the total throughput is only about 70 million tons, and the shipping volume is very small.

Mumbai Port is the largest port in India. Responsible for half of the country's total import and export trade. Export commodities mainly include cotton, cotton fabrics, wheat, peanuts, jute, leather, manganese ore, petroleum products, sucrose and spices. Imported goods mainly include industrial equipment, building materials, steel and grain. Mumbai port has convenient land and water transportation.

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