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  1. Dharavi, is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is sandwiched between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east,[2] and spread over an area of 175 hectares, or 0.67 square miles (1.7 km2). In 1986, the population was estimated at 530,225,[3] but modern Dharavi has a population of between 600,000[4] and over 1 million people.[5] Dharavi is one of the largest slums in the world.[5][6][7][8][9] It used to be the largest slum in Mumbai at one time, but as of 2011, there are four slums in Mumbai larger than Dharavi.

  2. Dharavi, Mumbai, India, setting of much of “Slumdog Millionaire.”

    19° 02′ 38″ N, 72° 51′ 23″ E

  3. Dharavi, Mumbai. Slumdog Millionaire….

    did you notice this fun fact… As of November 2006 there was only one toilet per 1,440 residents in Dharavi.

    🙁

  4. Dharavi features prominently in Slumdog Millionaire, located at Mumbai, India (19.04433,72.856725)

  5. Dharavi, Mumbai, India
    19° 2? 38.4? N, 72° 51? 23? E
    The setting for “Slumdog millionaire”, I think?

  6. Dharavi, Mumbai

    “Dharavi features prominently in Danny Boyle’s 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, where several of the child actors in the film are from the Dharavi slum.”-Wikipedia

  7. I totally missed all the fun!!!
    I’ve been away from the computer for a week or so… 🙂

    This is Dharavi, the Mumbai Slums prominently featured in the Film, Slumdog Millionaire…

    I can’t believe I found it, total guess on my part… It look like slums, I was originally thinking Africa… but looked at Mumbai first… love finding it the ol’fashion way!

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