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{{about||the village in Talasari taluka|Girgaon, Palghar|Goregaon, another place in Mumbai|Goregaon}}<br />
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Girgaon<br />
| native_name = Girgav<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
| image_skyline = Girgaum Back Road.jpeg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Girgaon back road, c. 1905<br />
| nickname = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = Mumbai<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|18.953|N|72.813|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = India<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = City<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mumbai City district|Mumbai City]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mumbai]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (MCGM)<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 12<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = Girgaonkar<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 400004<br />
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'''Girgaon''', or '''Girgaum''', is an area in southern [[Mumbai]] in [[Maharashtra]], India. It is near the coast.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Karmakar |first=Kalyan |title=The Travelling Belly : Eating Through India's By-Lanes |date=2016 |isbn=978-93-5009-911-7 |location=Gurgaon |oclc=968895956}}</ref> A section of [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] is located here.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QoTlMg6L1IMC |title=Census of India, 1981: Maharashtra. Series 12 |date=1986 |publisher=Manager of Publications |pages=36 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
* '''[[Girgaon Chowpatty]]''': A public beach.{{cn|date=January 2026}}<br />
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== Notable Buildings ==<br />
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* [[Saifee Hospital]] <br />
* [[Royal Opera House (Mumbai)|Royal Opera House]]<br />
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== Entertainment and Attractions ==<br />
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* [[Girgaon Chowpatty]] <br />
* [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] <br />
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== Transport ==<br />
Girgaon is well connected by the :<br />
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* [[Charni Road railway station|Charni Road Railway station]] on the [[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]<br />
* upcoming [[Girgaon metro station|Girgaon Metro station]] on the [[Line 3 (Mumbai Metro)|Aqua Line( Line 3)]].<br />
* The [[Coastal Road (Mumbai)|Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road]], which starts near Girgaon Chowpatty<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Girgaum Chowpatti]]<br />
*[[Tanks of Bombay]]<br />
*[[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] <br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Girgaum}}<br />
* [http://www.girgaon.com/ Girgaon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814163632/http://girgaon.com/ |date=14 August 2022 }}<br />
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{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Mumbai]]</div>
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