| Ranga Reddy District | |
| "Ranga Reddy" | |
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| Coordinates | 16°25′48″N 81°05′24″E / 16.430°N 81.090°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Ranga Reddy |
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| Population • Density |
3,575,064 (2001[update]) • 473,000 /km2 (1,225,064 /sq mi) |
| Language(s) | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Climate • Precipitation Temperature • Summer • Winter |
Aw (Köppen) • 603 mm (23.7 in) • 26.0 °C (79 °F) • 45.9 °C (115 °F) • 23.5 °C (74 °F) |
| Website | http://rangareddy.ap.nic.in/ |
Ranga Reddy district (Telugu: రంగా రెడ్డి జిల్లా, Urdu: رنگاریڈی ضلع) (sometimes spelled as Ranga Reddy) is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Ranga Reddy District was formed on 15th August, 1978. The district has an area of 7,493 km², and a population of 3,575,064 of which 54.20% is urban as of 2001.[1] The district encircles the city and district of Hyderabad, and the city of Hyderabad also serves as the administrative center of the district. Originally named Hyderabad (Rural) district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
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Assembly Constituencies
There are 14 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Medchal, Malkajgiri, Qutbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal, Ibrahimpatnam, L B Nagar, Maheshwaram, Rajendranagar, Serlingampally, Chevella, Pargi, Vikarabad and Tandur.
Mandals
Mandals are third-level administrative areas in India, below states and districts. The mandals in the Ranga Reddy district are:
- Balanagar
- Bantwaram
- Basheerabad
- Chevella
- Dharur
- Doma
- Gandeed
- Ghatkesar
- Hayathnagar
- Ibrahimpatnam
- Kandukuru
- Keesara
- Kulkacharla
- Maheswaram
- Malkajgiri
- Manchal
- Marpalle
- Medchal
- Moinabad
- Mominpet
- Nawabpet
- Pargi
- Peddemul
- Pudur
- Quthbullapur
- Rajendranagar
- Saroornagar
- Serilingampalle
- Shabad
- Shamirpet
- Shamshabad
- Shankarpalli
- Tandur
- Uppal Kalan
- Vikarabad
- Yacharam
- Yalal
Features
- Medium-scale industries and Cement Corporation of India's cement factories are established at Tandur.
- Another major company is Hyderabad Chemicals and Fertilizers, established at Moula-Ali in 1942.
- A fresh water reservoir, called Osman Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet is the prime drinking water source to the capital city of Hyderabad.
- The Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University has a campus at Rajendranagar in this district.
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