Secunderabad
Sikandarābād | |
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  Secunderabad Secunderabad, Telangana.  Secunderabad Secunderabad (Telangana)  Secunderabad Secunderabad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°26′24″N 78°29′54″E / 17.439900°N 78.498300°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad District |
| Metro | Hyderabad Metropolitan Region |
| Established | 1806 |
| Founded by | Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III |
| Named for | Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Secunderabad Cantonment Board[1] |
| • MP | G. Kishan Reddy (BJP) |
| • MLA | Padma Rao Goud |
| Area | |
| 64.5 km2 (24.9 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| 213,698 | |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,000,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Raman) (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 500 xxx |
| Telephone code | 91-040 |
| Vehicle registration | TS-10[2]/AP 10(Old) |
| Website | ghmc |
Secunderabad is a twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South Central Railway zone. Named after the Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III, Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was established in 1806 as a British cantonment. Although both the cities are together referred to as the twin cities, Hyderabad and Secunderabad have 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.[3] Since 1956, the city has housed the Rashtrapati Nilayam, the winter office of the president of India. It is also the headquarters of the 54th Infantry Division of the Indian Army.
Geographically divided from Hyderabad by the Hussain Sagar lake, Secunderabad is no longer a separate municipal unit and has become part of Hyderabad's Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. 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.[4][5] Secunderabad also has a large number of lakes, with the northern part of the Hussain Sagar Lake being a part of the city and Fox Sagar Lake being the largest lake in Secunderabad. The city also houses the famous Ramoji Film City.
- ^ "Secunderabad Cantonment Board".
- ^ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Hyderabad-Secunderabad India – History -hyderabad-secunderabad.com". Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
- ^ it has one of the largest railway stations which serves for both the cities as Hyderabad does not have any railway stationIndiastudychannel.com
- ^ "SCB.aponline.gov.in". Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.