Hyderabad

 This article is about the city in India. For other uses, see Hyderabad disambiguation.

Hyderabad

Haidarābādu

Metropolis

Nanakramguda skyline

Charminar

Birla Mandir

HITEC City Main Road

Buddha Statue at Hussain Sagar

Qutb Shahi tombs

Falaknuma Palace

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Coordinates: 17 21 42 N 78 28 29 E

Country India

State Telangana

Districts

Hyderabad

Medchal–Malkajgiri

Ranga Reddy

Sangareddy

Established 1591 434 years ago

Founded by Muhammad Qutb Shah

Named after Ali

Government

 • Type Municipal corporation

 • Body

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

 • Parliament of India Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM

G. Kishan Reddy BJP

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy BJP

Etela Rajender BJP

 • Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi INC

Area

 • City

650 km2 250 sq mi

 • Urban 1,225.59 km2 473.20 sq mi

 • Metro 7,257 km2 2,802 sq mi

Elevation 536 m 1,759 ft

Population 2011

 • City

6,809,970 4th

 • Estimate 2018

9,482,000

 • Density 10,477/km2 27,140/sq m

 • Urban 7,677,018 6th

 • Metro 9.7 million 6th

Demonym Hyderabadi

Time zone UTC+5:30 IST

PIN s

500xxx, 501xxx, 502xxx

Area codes +91–40, 8413, 8414, 8415, 8417, 8418, 8453, 8455

Vehicle registration TG-07 to TG-15

Official languages

TeluguUrdu

International airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD)

Rapid transit Hyderabad Metro

Website www.ghmc.gov.in

Hyderabad[a] is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km2 250 sq mi on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of 536 m 1,759 ft, much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 census of India, Hyderabad is the fourth-most populous city in India with a population of 6.9 million residents within the city limits, and has a population of 9.7 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of US$ 95 billion, Hyderabad has the sixth-largest urban economy in India.

The Qutb Shahi dynasty's Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda. In 1687, the city was annexed by the Mughals. In 1724, Asaf Jah I, the Mughal viceroy, declared his sovereignty and founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty, also known as the Nizams. Hyderabad served as the imperial capital of the Asaf Jahis from 1769 to 1948. As the capital of the princely state of Hyderabad, the city housed the British Residency and cantonment until Indian independence in 1947. Hyderabad was annexed by the Indian Union in 1948 and continued as a capital of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1956. After the introduction of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, Hyderabad was made the capital of the newly formed Andhra Pradesh. In 2014, Andhra Pradesh was split to form the state of Telangana, and Hyderabad became the joint capital of the two states until 2024. Since 1956, the city has housed the Rashtrapati Nilayam, the winter office of the president of India.