Telangana
state in southern India
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Summary
Telangana is a state of India[1]. Telangana draws 12,765 Wikipedia views per month (state of india category, ranking #12 of 44).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: India[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Head of government: Revanth Reddy[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Head of state: Jishnu Dev Varma[7], Shiv Pratap Shukla[8]
- Capital: Hyderabad[9]
- Official language: Telugu[10], Urdu[11]
- Shares border with: Maharashtra[12], Andhra Pradesh[13], Karnataka[14], Chhattisgarh[15]
- Anthem: Jaya Jaya he Telangana[16]
- Named after: 3[17], linga[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Adilabad district[19], Warangal district[20], Karimnagar district[21], Khammam district[22], Mahabubnagar district[23], Medak district[24], Nalgonda district[25], Nizamabad district[26], Ranga Reddy district[27], Hyderabad district[28], Jangaon district[29], Jayashankar Bhupalpally district[30], Jogulamba Gadwal district[31], Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district[32]
- Legislative body: Legislature of Telangana[33]
- Executive body: Government of Telangana[34]
- Postal code: 50[35]
- Part of: South India[36]
- Commons category: Telangana[37]
- Licence plate code: TG[38]
- Inception: June 2, 2014[39]
- Official website: https://www.telangana.gov.in/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Telangana[41]
- Commons gallery: తెలంగాణ[42]
- Population: 35,193,978[43]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Telangana[44]
- Replaces: Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)[45]
- Official name: తెలంగాణ[46], تلنگانہ[47]
Why It Matters
Telangana has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Telangana is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]