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Hyderabad (India)

Hyderabad
హైదరాబాద్
حیدرآباد
Metropolis
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Nickname(s): City of Pearls
Hyderabad is located in Telangana
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is located in India
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
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
GDP/PPP $40–74 billion
Official languages Telugu, Urdu
HDI High
Website www.ghmc.gov.in
Hyderabad population 
Census Pop.
1951 1,085,722
1961 1,118,553 3.0%
1971 1,796,000 60.6%
1981 2,546,000 41.8%
1991 3,059,262 20.2%
2001 3,637,483 18.9%
2011 6,809,970 87.2%
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Hyderabad (Listeni/ˈhdərəˌbæd/ HY-dər-ə-bad; often /ˈhdrəˌbæd/) 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.


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