Koombarwara is a part of Bombay. It had 759.66 people per acre in 1881.[1] It was one of the most overpopulated spots on earth.[2] The Tenth Ward in Manhattan was even more crowded in 1894.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Scott, M. (1969). American City Planning Since 1890: A History Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the American Institute of Planners. University of California Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780520013827. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. "Housing in Early City Planning -- Marcuse 6 (2): 153 -- Journal of Urban History". juh.sagepub.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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