Fort (Mumbai precinct)

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Fort Fort District
Neighborhood
Remains of the Fort George walls
Fort
Coordinates: 18°56′06″N 72°50′09″E / 18.935°N 72.8359°E / 18.935; 72.8359
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai City
Metro	Mumbai
Zone	1
Ward	A
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Languages
• Official	Marathi,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	400 001
Lok Sabha constituency	Mumbai South
Civic agency	BMC

Fort is a business and art district in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The area gets its name from the defensive fort, Fort George, built by the British East India Company around Bombay Castle.

The area extends from the docks in the east, to Azad Maidan in the west; Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in the north to Kala Ghoda in the south. This area is the heart of the financial markets of the city & multiple British era structures are located in this neighbourhood.