Geography
Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Papua New Guinea's New Ireland.
A fresh water reservoir, called Osman Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet is the prime drinking water source to the capital city of Hyderabad.
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