Machilipatnam
Masulipatnam Bandar | |
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 Koneru Centre | |
.svg)  Machilipatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°10′N 81°08′E / 16.17°N 81.13°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna district |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation, MUDA |
| • MLA | Kollu Ravindra (Telugu Desam Party) |
| • Municipal commissioner | Chandraiah |
| Area | |
| • City | 26.67 km2 (10.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Density | 6,875/km2 (17,810/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 232,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 521001,002,003,004 |
| Telephone code | 91-08672 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-39 |
| Website | machilipatnam |
Machilipatnam (Telugu: [mɐt͡ʃiliːpɐʈnɐm] ), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar (Telugu: [bɐn̪d̪ɐɾ]),[3] is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district.[4] It is also the mandal headquarters of Machilipatnam mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division of the district.[5][6] The ancient port town served as the settlement of European traders from the 16th century, and it was a major trading port for the Portuguese, British, Dutch and French in the 17th century.[7]
- ^ "Machilipatnam at Glance". Machilipatnam Municipality. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Rao 2002, p. 12.
- ^ "Mandals in East godavari district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 517. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "District Census Handbook – Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Reddy 2008, p. 72.