Secunderabad Station
| Secunderabad | |
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| Twin City of Hyderabad | |
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| Nickname(s): Secbad | |
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| Coordinates: 17°27′N 78°30′E / 17.45°N 78.5°ECoordinates: 17°27′N 78°30′E / 17.45°N 78.5°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Founded by | Sikandar Jah |
| Named for | Sikandar Jah |
| Government | |
| • Body | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation |
| • MP | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| • Mayor | Bonthu Ram Mohan |
| Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,30,698 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Pincode(s) | 500 xxx |
| Telephone code | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | TS-10 |
| Website | www |
Secunderabad (
listen , also spelled sometimes as Sikandar-a-bad) is the twin city of Hyderabad located in the Indian state of Telangana. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 as a British cantonment. Although Hyderabad and Secunderabad are together referred to as the twin cities, they have both different histories and cultures, with Secunderabad having developed directly under British rule until 1948 and Hyderabad as the capital of the Nizams' princely state of Hyderabad.
Geographically divided from Hyderabad by the Hussain Sagar lake, Secunderabad is no longer a separate municipal unit and has become part of Hyderabad's GHMC municipality. Both cities are collectively known as Hyderabad and together form the sixth largest metropolis in India. Being one of the largest cantonments in India, Secunderabad has a large presence of army and air force personnel.
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