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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Adilabad district|other uses|Adilabad (disambiguation)}}

| population_total      = 139383

| population_as_of      = 2021

| demographics1_info1    = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[English language|English]]

| demographics1_info2    = [[Urdu language|Urdu]]

'''Adilabad''' is a city<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011}}</ref> which serves as the headquarters of Adilabad district, in the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]].<ref name="census" /> [[Telugu language|Telugu]] is the native language of Adilabad.<ref name=":0" /> Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is also referred as "White Gold City". It is located about {{convert|304|km|mi|0}} north of the state capital, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], {{convert|150|km|mi|0}} from [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]] and {{convert|196|km|mi|0}} from [[Nagpur]]. Adilabad is called as the "Gateway to South India".

The earlier name of Adilabad was Edlabad during the rule of Qutub Shahis. Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Muhammad [[Yusuf Adil Shah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zXBB1nZYoLIC|title=Hyderabad State|year=1937|publisher=}}</ref> It wasn't a homogenous unit for a long period. Adilabad was ruled by many dynasties like the [[Kakatiyas]], [[Mauryas]], [[Satavahanas]], [[Chalukyas]], [[Qutub Shahis]] , [[Asaf Jahis]] and by Gond Rajas of earlier sub-districts Sirpur and Chanda. It was created in 1872 by the ruler and In 1905 it was declared to be an independent district with a prominent headquarters .Later many regions were combined and set apart. In 2016 it was divided into 4 districts namely, Adilabad, Nirmal, Asifabad, Mancherial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adilabad.telangana.gov.in/history/|title=History &#124; Adilabad District &#124; India}}</ref>

[[Telugu language|Telugu]] is the most spoken language in Adilabad (65% as native language). Due to geographical proximity with Maharashtra, [[Marathi language|Marathi]] is also widely spoken and understood (10.5% as native language). Other languages spoken in Adilabad include [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]] and [[Gondi language|Gondi]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Language and mother tongues:Town Level data|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16_Town.html|publisher=Census India|accessdate=}}</ref>

Adilabad has an average elevation of 264&nbsp;metres. The district shares its boundaries with [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]] and [[Karimnagar]] districts of [[Telangana]] to the south, [[Komaram Bheem district]] on the east, with [[Nanded]] on the west and [[Yavatmal]] and [[Chandrapur]] districts of [[Maharashtra]] to the north.

The [[Kuntala Waterfall]], rivers like the [[Godavari]], [[Painganga River|Painganga]], etc flow through the district. Mavala lake, built during the Nizam period, is situated 6&nbsp;km south side of Adilabad city. There is a park adjacent to the lake. Other waterfalls in Adilabad include Pochara waterfalls also and Gayatri waterfall, where different rope games are conducted in year-round. Saptha Gundala waterfalls, consisting of 7 small waterfalls, is accessible only by track due to its isolated forest location.

In 2011, Adilabad had a population of {{formatnum:117167}}. Males make up {{formatnum:59448}} of the population, with females making up {{formatnum:57719}}. 12,993 of the population are under the age group of 0–6 years. The city has an average literacy rate of 43.45%. The [[urban agglomeration]] population of the city stands at 139,383. It includes the population figures of its constituent [[census town]], Dasnapur as 22,216.<ref name=census />

Adilabad is one of the seventeen [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the Indian state of [[Telangana]] and consists of eight [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] segments.

[[TSRTC]] operates buses from Adilabad to various destinations including [[Hyderabad]], [[Warangal]], [[Nagpur]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]], [[Nanded]], [[Karimnagar]], and [[Khammam]].