Mangalagiri | |
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Municipal Corporation | |
Coordinates: 16°26′N 80°33′E / 16.43°N 80.55°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Region | Coastal Andhra |
District | Guntur |
Body | APCRDA |
City | Vijayawada |
Established | 225 B.C. |
Named for | The Auspicious Hill |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Body | Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation APCRDA |
• MLA | Nara Lokesh (Telugu Desam Party) |
• Municipal commissioner | K. Hema Malini |
Area | |
• Total | 42.84 km2 (16.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 320,197[1] |
Languages | |
• Official language | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 522503 |
Telephone code | 91–8645 |
Vehicle registration | AP–07 (former) AP-39 (new) |
Lok Sabha constituency | Guntur |
Assembly constituency | Mangalagiri |
Website | mangalagiri |
Mangalagiri is a major Sub-urban of Vijayawada in Guntur district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It and a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. It is situated on National Highway 16 between Vijayawada and Guntur.
Ten villages namely Chinakakani, Kaza, Nutakki, Chinavadlapudi, Pedavadlapudi, Ramachandrapuram, Atamakuru, Nowluru, Yerrabalem, Nidamarru, Bethapudi are merged into Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation.[6] The issue of the merger of the villages is now pending in the court.[7]