Samalkota

Samarlakota
Samarlakota is located in Andhra Pradesh
Samarlakota
Samarlakota
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°03′11″N 82°10′10″E / 17.0531°N 82.1695°E / 17.0531; 82.1695
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKakinada district
Area
 • Total
14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
56,864
 • Rank3rd in East Godavari dist
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
533 440
Telephone code+91-884
Vehicle RegistrationAP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2]

Samarlakota is a town in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town forms a part of Kakinada Urban Development Authority.[3] It was previously known as Chamarlakota, which dates back to a local kaifiyat that was written in the mid-eighteenth century.[4]

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Constitution of Godavari Urban Development Authority with headquarters at Godavari" (PDF). Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. ^ Sources of the History of India. Vol. 1. Institute of Historical Studies. 1978. p. 159. ISBN 9788186336472.