Haydarabad

Hyderabad
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, Sangareddy
Founded	1591 CE
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 (/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.

Established in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Hyderabad remained under the rule of the Qutb Shahi dynasty for nearly a century before the Mughals captured the region. In 1724, Mughal viceroy Asif Jah I declared his sovereignty and created his own dynasty, known as the Nizams of Hyderabad. The Nizam's dominions became a princely state during the British Raj, and remained so for 150 years, with the city serving as its capital. The city continued as the capital of Hyderabad State after it was brought into the Indian Union in 1948, and became the capital of Andhra Pradesh after the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Since 1956, Rashtrapati Nilayam in the city has been the winter office of the President of India. In 2014, the newly formed state of Telangana split from Andhra Pradesh and the city became joint capital of the two states, a transitional arrangement scheduled to end by 2025.