List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh

This article lists all the urban local bodies in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, including municipal corporations, municipalities and Nagar panchayats. According to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning under the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the state comprises 123 urban local bodies across its 26 districts. These include 17 municipal corporations, 77 municipalities, and 29 Nagar panchayats.[1][2][3]

Based on available data, Bheemunipatnam is the oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh and the second oldest in India, after Chennapatnam (modern-day Chennai). Currently, Bheemunipatnam is part of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). In the Rayalaseema region, Adoni, located in the Kurnool district, holds the distinction of being the oldest municipality, followed by Kurnool.

The hierarchy of Urban Local Bodies

  1. Urban Development Authority
  2. Municipal Corporation
  3. Municipality
    • Selection Grade Municipality
    • Grade - 1 Municipality
    • Grade - 2 Municipality
    • Grade - 3 Municipality
  4. Nagar Panchayat
  1. ^ Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 32 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Andhra government notifies five new nagar panchayats, rejigs 13 civic bodies". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 January 2021.