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Nalgonda district
District of Telangana, India
Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri and Nagarkurnool districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh.
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In terms of area, Nalgonda is the 2nd largest district with an area of 7222.78 km in the state. The district headquarters is Nalgonda. Nalgonda is derived from two Telugu words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. Black Hills. Nalgonda was earlier referred to as Neelagiri, the name given by some local rulers and the name was changed to Nallagonda only after its conquest by Allauddin Bahaman Shah, the founder of Bahmani Sultanate. The district had a major role in the Telangana Rebellion. The district is spread over an area of 7,122 square kilometres (2,750 sq mi). As of 2011 Census of India, Nalgonda district has a population of 1,618,416.
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