Medak
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Place details
- Locality
- Medak
- Region
- Telangana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 46,880
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Medak
- Settlement.native_name
- Siddapuram
- Settlement.other_name
- Methukudurgam, Methuku Seema
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Edupayala Temple in Medak
- Settlement.leader_title
- SP
- Settlement.leader_name
- Sri B. Bala Swamy, IPS
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Telangana#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Telangana, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Medak district
- Area
- +28.10
- Elevation
- +442
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
Show 1 more fact
- P1889
- Medak district
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology and History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Governance
- Economy
- Tourism
- References
- External links
Medak, formerly known as Siddapuram, is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division.
== Etymology and History == Medak was originally named Methukudurgam (మెతుకుదుర్గం) or Methuku Seema (translated to grain in Telugu) due to the growth of rice here.