Mangalagiri
Mangalagiri | |
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Municipal Corporation | |
View of Mangalagiri town | |
| Coordinates: 16°26′N 80°33′E / 16.43°N 80.55°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Body | APCRDA |
| Established | 225 B.C. |
| Named after | 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 (2024) | |
• Total | 320,197 |
| 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 |
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Mangalagiri is one of the two corporations in Guntur District and a major residential and IT hub in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. The city of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is a part of Tenali revenue division. Mangalagiri is important to the overall Guntur's financial and cultural profile by its textile, agricultural and spiritual contributions. The railway station of Mangalagiri is part of Guntur Railway Division. It is situated on National Highway 16 and North of District Headquarter Guntur.
Ten villages namely Chinakakani, Kaza, Nutakki, Chinavadlapudi, Pedavadlapudi, Ramachandrapuram, Atamakuru, Nowluru, Yerrabalem, Nidamarru, Bethapudi are merged into Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation. The issue of the merger of the villages is now pending in the court.