Hyderabad City
Hyderabad City
FreeHyderabad is the common capital of both the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Occupying 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi), along the banks of the Musi River, it has a population of about 6.8 million and a metropolitan population of about 7.75 million, making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India.
At an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including Hussain Sagar predating the citys founding north of the city centre.
