Warangal

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Settlement.name: Warangal
Settlement.other_name: Orugallu, Ekashila Nagaram
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: WarangalMontage.jpg
Settlement.image_size: 300
Settlement.image_alt: Montage of Warangal city images.
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: City view as seen from Govindarajula hill, Kakatiya University, Warangal Fort, Thousand Pillar Temple, Kakatiya Kala Thoranam
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Telangana#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Warangal (Telangana)
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Telangana
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Warangal district
Settlement.nickname: Tri-City
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.founder: Kakatiya dynasty

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: ورنگل
Country: India
Located in: Warangal district
Official language: Telugu
Population: 579216
Area: 197.82
Elevation: 302
Capital of: Warangal district
Image: WarangalMontage.jpg
Households: 171429
Dialing code: 870

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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
male population: 353309
female population: 351261
Commons category: Warangal
topic's main category: Category:Warangal
postal code: 506002
category of associated people: Category:People from Warangal

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Warangal (), also known as Orugallu, is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 811,844 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an . Warangal served as the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty which was established in 1163. The monuments left by the Kakatiyas include fortresses, lakes, temples and stone gateways which, in the present, helped the city to become a popular tourist attraction. The Kakatiya Kala Thoranam was included in the emblem of Telangana by the state government and Warangal is also touted as the cultural capital of Telangana.

It is one of eleven cities in the country to have been chosen for the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme by the Government of India. It was also selected as a smart city in the "fast-track competition", which makes it eligible for additional investment to improve urban infrastructure and industrial opportunities under the Smart Cities Mission.

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