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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Wanaparthy district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Telangana|District]] of [[Telangana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = View of Tirumallayya Hills 1.jpg
| image_caption = Tirumallayya Hills
| image_map = Wanaparthy in Telangana (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Wanaparthy district in Telangana
| coordinates = {{coord|16.363870|78.063403|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Wanaparthy
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Wanaparthy]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2816.4
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1238660
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 52.77
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 922
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Shaik Yasmeen Basha
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies
| leader_name1 = 1
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 2014–15 556.7 mm
| website = {{URL|http://wanaparthy.telangana.gov.in/}}
}}

[[File:Wanaparthy District Revenue division.png|thumb|280px|Wanaparthy District Revenue division]]
'''Wanaparthy district''' is a [[district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]].<ref name="district">{{cite web|title=Wanaparthy district|url=http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130513358242.Wanaparthy.pdf|website=New Districts Formation Portal|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> Its headquarters is [[Wanaparthy]].The district shares boundaries with [[Gadwal district|Gadwal]], [[Mahabubnagar district|Mahabubnagar]], [[Narayanpet district|Narayanpet]], [[Nagarkurnool district|Nagarkurnool]] districts and with the state boundary of [[Andhra pradesh]].

== Geography ==

The district is spread over an area of {{convert|4816.40|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="profile">{{cite news|title=Official website of Wanaparthydistrict|url=http://wanaparthy.telangana.gov.in/district-profile/|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[2011 census of India|Census of India]], the district has a population of 1,238,660.<ref name="profile" />

== Administrative divisions ==
The district has one [[List of revenue divisions in Telangana|revenue division]] of [[Wanaparthy]] and is sub-divided into 14 [[mandal]]s.<ref name="mandals">{{cite web|title=Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad|url=http://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/c/13774805|website=Andhra Jyothy|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref> Shaik Yasmeen Basha is the present collector of the district.<ref>{{cite news|title=K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts|url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/shaik-yasmeen-basha-ias-posted-as-collector-wanaparthy-telangana}}</ref> [[Singireddy Niranjan Reddy]] is the legislative leader of wanaparthy constituency. He won 2018 general elections by a margin of 51,685 votes. Currently, he is the minister of state for Agriculture, Marketing, Civil Supplies in Telangana state.

=== Mandals ===
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:<ref name="district" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Wanaparthy revenue division
|-
|1|| [[Amarchinta]]
|-
|2|| [[Atmakur, Wanaparthy|Atmakur]]
|-
|3|| [[Chinnambavi]]
|-
|4|| [[Ghanpur (Khilla)]]
|-
|5|| [[Gopalpeta]]
|-
|6|| [[Kothakota]]
|-
|7|| [[Madanapur]]
|-
|8|| [[Pangal, Wanaparthy|Pangal]]
|-
|9|| [[Pebbair]]
|-
|10|| [[Peddamandadi]]
|-
|11|| [[Revally]]
|-
|12|| [[Srirangapur]]
|-
|13|| [[Veepanagandla]]
|-
|14|| [[Wanaparthy]]
|}

== Notable personalities ==
* [[Singireddy Niranjan Reddy]] – Cabinet minister,Telangana.(Agriculture,Marketing,Civil supplies,co-operation,consumer)<ref>[https://www.telanganastateinfo.com/singireddy-niranjan-reddy-profile/ Cabinet Minister ]</ref>
* [[Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy]] – Politician from [[Telugu Desam Party]] ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency
* Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy – Politician from [[Indian National Congress]] ex-MLA for wanaparthy constituency<ref>[https://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/wanaparthy.html Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy ]</ref>
* Raghavendar Askani – Politician from [[Loksatta Party]], Founder [[Youth Parliament Program]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Askani Raghavendar sets his mission to empower youth for a better India|url=https://bookofachievers.com/articles/liberal-reformer-and-an-anti-corruption-activist-empowering-youth-for-a-better-india|access-date=2020-08-28|website=BookOfAchievers|language=en-IN}}</ref>
* [[Kiran Rao]] - Indian film producer,granddaughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao
* [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] - Indian film actress, granddaughter of Raja J. Rameshwar Rao

== See also ==
* [[List of districts in Telangana]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Wanaparthy district
|North = [[Mahbubnagar district]]
|Northeast = [[Nagarkurnool district]]
|East = [[Nagarkurnool district]]
|Southeast =
|South =
|Southwest =
|West =
|Northwest = [[Mahbubnagar district]]
}}

{{Wanaparthy district}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Telangana}}

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