List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh

The article lists all the municipal corporations in the state of Andhra Pradesh, each headed by a municipal commissioner and a mayor.[1]

Statistics

The state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 16 municipal corporations in 13 districts.[2] East Godavari district and Chittoor district has the most number of corporations with two each and all the other districts has only one.[3] Machilipatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram were upgraded as municipal corporations on 9 December 2015.[4] Out of all the corporations, 13 are district headquarters, while Vijayawada, Tirupati and Rajahmundry are just cities of their respective districts.[2]

List of municipal corporations

District Municipal Corporations[5] Total Ref
Anantapur Anantapur 1 [6]
Chittoor Chittoor, Tirupati 2 [7]
East Godavari Rajahmundry, Kakinada 2 [8][9]
Guntur Guntur 1 [10]
Kadapa Kadapa 1 [11]
Krishna Vijayawada 1 [12]
Kurnool Kurnool 1 [13]
Nellore Nellore 1 [14]
Prakasam Ongole 1 [15]
Srikakulam Srikakulam 1 [4]
West Godavari Eluru 1 [16]
Visakhapatnam GVMC 1 [17]
Total 14

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Municipal Corporation Status for All District HQs in AP". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Municipal Websites". Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Masula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chittoor Municipal Corporation". Official website of Chittoor Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation". Official website of Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kakinada Municipal Corporation". Official website of Kakinada Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Guntur Municipal Corporation". Official website of Guntur Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kadapa Municipal Corporation". Official website of Kadapa Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Vijayawada Municipal Corporation". Official website of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Kurnool Municipal Corporation". Official website of Kurnool Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Nellore Municipal Corporation". Official website of Nellore Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ongole Municipal Corporation". Official website of Ongole Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Eluru Municipal Corporation". Official website of Eluru Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation". Official website of Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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