Mahabubnagar district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Telangana
- Headquarters
- Mahabubnagar
- District collector
- Ravi Gugulothu IAS
- Total
- 2,738 km (1,057 sq mi)
- Density
- 336.0/km (870.2/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 ( IST )
- Vehicle registration
- TG–06
- Website
- mahabubnagar .telangana .gov .in
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Encyclopedic overview
Mahabubnagar district, also known as Palamooru district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as Palamoor. The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal districts. The district was formed during the period of the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad State – Nawab Mir Mahbub Ali Khan and is named after him.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mahabubnagar district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.