Ranga Reddy district
Ranga Reddy district (abbr. R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal,. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K. V. Ranga Reddy. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.
Ranga Reddy district | |
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Clockwise from top: Outer Ring Road, Chilkoor Balaji Temple, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, View of Osman Sagar, Residential buildings at Miyapur | |
| Nickname: RR District | |
Location in Telangana | |
| Coordinates: 17.3°N 78.1°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal |
| Mandals | 27 |
| Founded | 15 August 1978 & Reorganized on 11 October 2016 |
| Founded by | Government of Telangana |
| Named for | K. V. Ranga Reddy |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Collectorate |
| • District Collector | Sri K. Shashanka, IAS |
| Area | |
| • District of Telangana | 5,031 km2 (1,942 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • District of Telangana | 2,446,265 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 486/km2 (1,260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,420,152 |
| • Rural | 1,026,113 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 0XX, 501 5XX, 501 2XX, 501 1XX, 509 3XX |
| Telephone code | 91-, 040, 08413, 08414, 08417 |
| Vehicle registration | TS–07, AP-28(old) |
| Website | rangareddy |
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