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°18′N 78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Telangana |
Headquarters | Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal |
Mandals | 27 |
Founded | 15 August 1978 |
Reorganisation | 11 October 2016 |
Founded by | Government of Telangana |
Named for | K. V. Ranga Reddy |
Government | |
• Type | Zilla Parishad (Zilla Panchayat) or District Administration |
• Body | Ranga Reddy Zilla Parishad (Panchayat) |
• District Election Commissioner and 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 | TG–07[1] |
Website | rangareddy |
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,.[2][3] The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K. V. Ranga Reddy.[4] The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.