The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is the urban planning agency that oversees Hyderabad, the capital and largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its precursor, the Hyderabad Corporation, was established in 1950 via the Hyderabad Corporation Act. In 1955, the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act merged the municipal corporations overseeing Hyderabad and neighbouring Secunderabad. Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ... Hyderabad   or Haydarābād // (Telugu: హైదరాబాదు,Urdu: حیدر آباد) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Andhra Pradesh  : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in southern India. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... Secunderabad   is the twin city of Hyderabad, India, and is separated by the man made lake, Husain Sagar, from the capital of Andhra Pradesh. ...

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• Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation