Ranga Reddy district

Ranga Reddy district
District of Telangana
Clockwise from top: Outer Ring Road, Chilkoor Balaji Temple, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, View of Osman Sagar, Residential buildings at Miyapur
Nickname:  RR District
Location in Telangana
Ranga Reddy district
Coordinates: 17°18′N 78°06′E / 17.3°N 78.1°E / 17.3; 78.1
Country	India
State	Telangana
Headquarters	Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal
Mandals	27
Founded	15 August 1978 & Reorganized on 11 October 2016
Founded by	Government of Telangana
Named for	K. V. Ranga Reddy
Government
• Type	District Collectorate
• District Collector	Sri K. Shashanka, IAS
Area
• District of Telangana	5,031 km2 (1,942 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• District of Telangana	2,446,265
• Rank	2nd
• Density	486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
• Urban	1,420,152
• Rural	1,026,113
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500 0XX, 501 5XX, 501 2XX, 501 1XX, 509 3XX
Telephone code	91-, 040, 08413, 08414, 08417
Vehicle registration	TS–07, AP-28(old)[1]
Website	rangareddy.telangana.gov.in

Ranga Reddy district (abbr. R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Kongara Kalan Village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal,.^[2][3] The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K. V. Ranga Reddy.^[4] The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Hyderabad, Medchal–Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts.