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Mumbai's Dharavi slum, where the population density exceeds 200,000 people per square kilometer. Photo: Flickr

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Mumbai is the second most crowded city on the planet

by Asia Times staff May 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Mumba is the world’s second most crowded city, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). India’s financial capital has an average density of 31,700 people per sq km and its Dharavi slum is home to over 200,000 per sq km. With an average population density of 44,500 people per square kilometer, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, […]