Mahbubnagar district (formerly Palamoor district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahbubnagar is the district headquarters of the district.Mahbubnagar was formerly known as "Rukmammapet", "Palamoor".[3] The name was changed to Mahbubnagar on 4 December 1890, in honour of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (18691911 AD). During the Nizam era, the people of this area used to sell milk, so it was named as "Palamoor".The area that forms current Mahbubnagar district has held historic significance. The region was at the core of the Satavahana dynasty from 221 BC to 218 AD, and also a large part of the Chalukya dynasty from the 5th to the 11th century AD. The region was later part of the Kingdom of Golkonda (c. 1364 1512 AD), with its capital city Golkonda located near Hyderabad. In 1518 it came under control of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which reigned until 1687. The region was then a part of Hyderabad State, ruled by the Asaf Jahi dynasty, from 1724 to 1948. Mahbubnagar was most likely an historically Buddhist area, as many historic temples were destroyed by the Asaf Jahi rulers. There are no Buddhist temples remaining, however.[citation needed] Mahbubnagar district became independent along with Hyderabad and joined the democratic state of India on 18 September 1948. Mahabubnagar district is spread over an area of 4,037.00 square kilometres (1,558.69 sq mi).As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,318,110.[4] The official language of the district is Telugu and the second official language is Urdu. In 2006 the Indian government named Mahbubnagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of 640 total).[5] It is one of the 9 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).The district has two revenue divisions of Mahabubnagar and Narayanpet. These are sub-divided into 21 mandals.[4] Ronald Rose is the present collector of the district.
