Bheemunipatnam
Bheemunipatnam
Bheemili | |
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Hill-top view of Bheemunipatnam town | |
| Nickname: భీమునిపట్నం | |
| Coordinates: 17°53′04″N 83°26′22″E / 17.884560°N 83.439342°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| City | Visakhapatnam |
| Named after | Bhima |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | Ganta Srinivasa Rao |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.90 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,082 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 531163/62 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019) |
| Vidhan Sabha | Bheemili |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Visakhapatnam |
Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili) is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It was formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality but merged into GVMC in 2017. It is currently under the administration of Bheemunipatnam Revenue Division and its headquarters is at Bheemunipatnam.