Hyderabad district, India

Hyderabad District (హైదరాబాదు జిల్లా) is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh that contains a part of the metropolitan area of Hyderabad, India. It is headed by a district collector who is drawn from the IAS cadre and is appointed by the state government.

History
Hyderabad district was formed in 1948 after Police Action by merging Atraf-a-Balda and Baghat Districts. In 1978 Hyderabad district was later split into Hyderabad Urban District and Hyderabad Rural District. Hyderabad rural district was later renamed as Ranga Reddy District. Hyderbad Urban district is presently simply known as Hyderabad district.

Sub-divisions
Hyderabad district is divided into sixteen mandals. These are Amberpet, Ameerpet, Asifnagar, Bahadurpura, Bandlaguda, Charminar, Golconda, Himayathnagar, Khairtabad, Marredpally, Musheerabad, Nampally, Saidabad, Secunderabad, Shaikpet, Trimulgherry

Elected Officials
The collectorate administers the district on behalf of the state government. The Hyderabad District does not have elected officials at the district level due to the absence of a Zilla Parishad (District Legislature) although it has representations at the state (MLA) and Union level legislature (MP). In addition the entire district is contained within the jurisdiction of the GHMC, the city administration. Representatives are popularly elected to various wards of GHMC.