Adilabad District is on the northern tip Of Andhra Pradesh. The District is bound on north by Chanda District of Maharashtra on south by Karimnagar and Nizamabad district.
The district is bounded on north by Yeotmal and Chanda district of Maharastra, on the east by Chanda district, on the south by Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts and on the west by Nanded district of Maharastra State.
The District Comprises of 52 Mandals and 1743 villages of which 1557 villages are inhabited and 186 villages are un-inhabitated. There are 7 Muncipalities in the District. The District is conveniently formed into 5 divisions 1)Adilabad , 2) Nirmal ,3)Utnoor, 4)Asifabad,5)Mancherial.
The district derives its name from Adilabad,its headquarters town which was named after the ruler of Bijapur, Ali Adil Shah.
Wikipedia Page of Adilabad District: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adilabad_district
Web : http://adilabad.ap.nic.in/