Hyderabad

Hyderabad హైదరాబాద్ حیدرآباد
Metropolis
Clockwise from top left: Charminar, modern skyline, Hussain Sagar, Golconda Fort, Chowmahalla Palace and Birla Mandir
Nickname(s): City of Pearls
Hyderabad Show map of Telangana Hyderabad Show map of India Location of Hyderabad in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°22′N 78°29′E / 17.37°N 78.48°E / 17.37; 78.48Coordinates: 17°22′N 78°29′E / 17.37°N 78.48°E / 17.37; 78.48
Country	India
State	Telangana
Region	South India, Deccan
Districts	Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri.
Founded	1591 AD
Founded by	Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	GHMC HMDA
• MP	Asaduddin Owaisi Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Malla Reddy Bandaru Dattatreya
• Mayor	Bonthu Ram Mohan
• Deputy Mayor	Baba Fasi Uddin
• Police commissioner	M Mahender Reddy
Area
• Metropolis	650 km2 (250 sq mi)
• Metro	7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population (2011)
• Metropolis	6,809,970
• Rank	4th
• Density	10,477/km2 (27,140/sq mi)
• Metro	7,749,334
• Metro rank	6th
Demonym(s)	Hyderabadi, Deccani
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode(s)	500 xxx, 501 xxx, 502 xxx.
Area code(s)	+91–40, 8685, 8413, 8414, 8415, 8417, 8418, 8453, 8455
Vehicle registration	TS 07 to TS 14
Official languages	Telugu, Urdu
HDI	High
Website	www.ghmc.gov.in

Hyderabad (ⁱ/ˈhaɪdərəˌbæd/ HY-dər-ə-bad; often /ˈhaɪdrəˌbæd/) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh. Occupying 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi) along the banks of the Musi River, it has a population of about 6.7 million and a metropolitan population of about 7.75 million, making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India. At an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including Hussain Sagar—predating the city's founding—north of the city centre.