INTRODUCTION:

Mahabubnagar, Which was formerly known as “Palamoor” is the District Head quarter town. It is situated on the Secundrabad – Guntakal section of South Central Railway and on Hyderabad – Raichur state highway, about 100 Kms away from Hyderabad. The National Highway No. 7 ( Banaras- cape camorein)passes at a distance of about 18 Kms from the town. It lies at 160 - 44’ to North Latitude and 770 -59’ East Longitude, in the Deccan plateau at an altitude of about 500 meters above M.S.L.

HISTORY:

Mahabubnagar is the biggest Municipality in the district spreading over an extent of 13.70 Sq Kms. It was constituted as 3rd Grade Municipality in the year 1952 by merging of erstwhile five Gram Panchayats. It was upgraded as Grade – II Municipality in the year 1959 and Grade- I Municipality in the year 1983. It was further upgraded as Special Grade Municipality in the year 2004.

Mahabubnagar as a district head quarter is an Administrative town. A majority of population are service based workers the town caters to the commercial and social needs of the surrounding villages. It occupies an important place in the field of education with a good number of educational institutions located here. A Medical College and three Engineering Colleges are located just outside the Municipal limits.