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Area :
260 Sq. Km
Population :
Approx 7 million (1991 Census : 3,145,939)
Growth Rate :
9.5%
Land Use :
Urban 93% [including industrial]; Agriculture
1.7%; Water Spread 5.3%
Altitude :
536 metres above sea level
Languages :
Urdu, Telgu, Hindi, English
Industries :
Cotton and silk textiles, cigarettes, paper, pottery,
glassware and more recently information technology and
call centres.
Character :
The area exhibits undulating topography
with number of tanks and hill ranges. The elevation
ranging between 500 to 600m. While Banjara, Jubilee,
Golconda, Nawabat Pahad, Tirumalagiri and Moula Ali
are prominent hill ranges, Hussain Sagar and Mir Alam
are prominent tanks located within the city. Hussain
Sagar located in the heart of the city bifurcates it
into Secunderabad and Hyderabad. The Musi river passing
through the middle of Hyderabad city flows in an easterly
direction.
Weather :
Summer temperatures range from a mean maximum
of 40 deg centigrade to a mean minimum of 30 deg centigrade.
Winter temperatures range from 22 deg centigrade. to
14 deg centrigrade. The monsoon season normally occurs
from June to December. Registers rainfall of about 89
cms.
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