Mahbubnagar

Mahbubnagar is one of the main districts in Andhra Pradesh which is located at a distance of 96-km from Hyderabad.It is surrounded by the Nalgonda, Kurnool, Raichur and Gulbarga districts and River Krishna borders it in the south. With its headquarters at Mahabubnagar, the other important towns in the district are Achampet, Gadwal, Wanaparthi, Jadcherla, Nagarkurnool and. Kalwakurthy.

Mahbubnagar was formerly known as "Rukmammapeta" and "Palamooru". The previous name was changed to Mahabubnagar on 4th December 1890, in honour of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD). It has been the headquarters of the district from1883 AD. The Mahabubnagar region was once known as Cholawadi or the 'land of the Cholas'. It is believed that the famed Golconda diamonds including the world famous "Kohinoor" diamond came from this district.

According to the 2001 census Population in Mahbubnagar is 35.14 lakhs. Mahbubnagar at present homes a number of different types of colleges like:-

Engineering Colleges,

Medical Colleges,

Polytechnic Colleges,

Computer Institues,

Ministry of Education,

Junior Colleges,

D.E.O Colleges,

ITI Colleges. The Mahbubnagar comes under the Osmania University jurisdiction and KDR Government Polytechnic. Although the second largest river of south India flows through this district, the region is generally considered a famine-hit area.

Some places of Tourist attraction in Mahbubnagar are:- Pillalamarri , Koilsagar Dam , Samashans, Srisailam

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