Ongole

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ongole
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Ongole Board.jpg
| image_caption = Ongole
| etymology =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| pushpin_label = 
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|15.506|N|80.049|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 
| established_title1 = Incorporated (Municipality)
| established_date1 = 1876
| established_title2 = Incorporated (Corporation)
| established_date2 = 25 January 2012
| founder =
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| parts_type = [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|Wards]]
| parts = 50
| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite news |title=Ongole Municipal Corporation publishes voter classification list |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/ongole-municipal-corporation-publishes-voter-classification-list-535144 |access-date=8 June 2019 |work=The Hans India |date=5 June 2019 |location=Ongole|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102174158/https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/ongole-municipal-corporation-publishes-voter-classification-list-535144 |archive-date=2 January 2021 }}</ref>
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Mayor–Council]]
| governing_body = [[Ongole Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]
| leader_name1 = [[Balineni Srinivasa Reddy]], [[YSRCP]]
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| leader_name2 = [[Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy]], [[YSRCP]]
| leader_title3 = [[Municipal commissioner]]
| leader_name3 = Kanthamaneni Sakunthala
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="profile">{{cite web |title=Municipality Profile |url=http://ongole.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/municipality-profile |website=ongole.cdma.ap.gov.in |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 132.45
| area_metro_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book : Prakasam (Part B) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=1 June 2019 |pages=48 |format=PDF |date=2011}}</ref>
| area_metro_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population statistics |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=669993 |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="stats">{{cite web |title=Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015 |url=https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf |website=Directorate of Economics & Statistics |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=27 April 2019 |pages=44 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714020914/https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| population_total = 208,344
| pop_est_as_of =
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_blank1_title = Households
| population_blank1 = 51768
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| demographics_type1 = Literacy
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| demographics1_title2 = Literacy rate
| demographics1_info2 = 83.04%
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 523001, 523002
| area_code_type = 
| area_code = +91–8592
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle registration]]
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|AP]]
| website = {{URL|http://ongole.cdma.ap.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
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}}

'''Ongole''' is a city in [[Prakasam district]] of the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of [[Ongole mandal]] in [[Ongole revenue division]].<ref name="census" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=27 April 2019 |pages=157, 178 |format=PDF}}</ref> [[Ongole cattle]], an indigenous breed of [[oxen]], derived its name from Ongole.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans-Classroom/2017-12-03/Ongole-Cattle/342713|title=Ongole Cattle|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2017-12-03|website=www.thehansindia.com|access-date=2019-04-27|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005184411/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans-Classroom/2017-12-03/Ongole-Cattle/342713|archive-date=5 October 2020}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
[[Prakasam district]] was formerly called ''Ongole district'' and later, renamed to Prakasam in order to pay homage to the great patriot and ex-chief minister [[Tanguturi Prakasam]] Panthulu.

== History ==
The town's history dates from 231 BCE with the era of the [[Mauryas]] and [[Satavahanas]] who ruled most of what is now Andhra Pradesh. A few inscriptions dating to the Satavahana period have been found in the village China Ganjam, near Ongole. After the Satavahanas, this place came into the limelight again during the [[Kakatiya dynasty]], when the nearby towns of Motupalli and Voda Revu served as major seaports. Ongole is also mentioned in the inscriptions of the [[Pallava]] rulers of the 3rd and 4th century A.D.

The city was also ruled by [[Krishna Deva Raya]]. The last dynasty to rule the Ongole region before the British was the Mandapati dynasty ([[zamindar]]s). According to the historical inscriptions available at Sri Raja Rajeswara Swami Temple complex in Ongole City was constructed by [[Cholas]]. Kaasi Visweswara Swami temple, Chenna Keswva Swami Temple and Veeranjaneya Swami temple were built in the early 17th century by King Vankayalapati mantri and Army Chief.

Ongole district came into existence on 02-02-1970 with the carving out portions of [[Markapur revenue division]] from [[Kurnool]], [[Ongole revenue division]] from [[Guntur]] and [[Kandukur revenue division]] from [[Nellore district]]s. It was renamed as [[Prakasam district]] in 1972 in memory of the eminent freedom fighter, later Chief Minister of the composite Madras State and the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State, late [[Andhra Kesari]] Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, who was born at Vinodarayuni palem, a hamlet of Kanuparthi village of Naguluppala Padu Mandal of this district.

== Geography ==
Ongole is located at 15.5°N 80.05°E. It has an average elevation of 10 m (33 ft) [[AMSL]] and is situated on the plains. The city is around 15.54miles ({{convert|25|km|mi}}) to the west of the Bay of Bengal on the east coast of India.

=== Climate ===
Summer temperatures reaches as high as {{Convert|44|C|abbr=on}} (March–May) has the highest temperatures.,<ref>{{cite news|title=Fears of severe Rohini karte dispelled|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Fears-of-severe-Rohini-karte-dispelled/article14768389.ece|access-date=25 May 2017|work=The Hindu|date=25 May 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406131943/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Fears-of-severe-Rohini-karte-dispelled/article14768389.ece|archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070519/nellore-and-ongole-record-seasons-highest-temperatures.html|title=Nellore and Ongole record season's highest temperatures|date=2019-05-07|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2019-05-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131155211/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070519/nellore-and-ongole-record-seasons-highest-temperatures.html|archive-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> but these are usually followed by monsoon rains and the annual average rainfall 794.5 mm receiving both northeast and southwest monsoons. The winter season (from November/ to February) is the most enjoyable with a pleasant climate. Winter months are usually dry, with little to no rainfall. The average annual temperature is 24.5 C. Cyclones may occur any time of the year, but occur more commonly October–December.

{{Weather box
| location = Ongole (1981–2010, extremes 1944–2012)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 36.5
| Feb record high C = 38.3
| Mar record high C = 43.3
| Apr record high C = 44.4
| May record high C = 47.4
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 41.8
| Aug record high C = 40.2
| Sep record high C = 41.0
| Oct record high C = 39.5
| Nov record high C = 36.2
| Dec record high C = 33.9
| year record high C = 47.4
| Jan high C = 30.6
| Feb high C = 32.4
| Mar high C = 34.6
| Apr high C = 36.6
| May high C = 39.7
| Jun high C = 38.3
| Jul high C = 35.8
| Aug high C = 35.0
| Sep high C = 34.9
| Oct high C = 33.0
| Nov high C = 31.3
| Dec high C = 30.6
| year high C = 34.4
| Jan low C = 20.2
| Feb low C = 21.8
| Mar low C = 24.0
| Apr low C = 26.3
| May low C = 28.0
| Jun low C = 28.2
| Jul low C = 26.9
| Aug low C = 26.5
| Sep low C = 26.0
| Oct low C = 24.8
| Nov low C = 22.5
| Dec low C = 20.6
| year low C = 24.7
| Jan record low C = 14.0
| Feb record low C = 14.4
| Mar record low C = 17.5
| Apr record low C = 19.4
| May record low C = 16.1
| Jun record low C = 22.4
| Jul record low C = 21.2
| Aug record low C = 21.3
| Sep record low C = 21.3
| Oct record low C = 18.3
| Nov record low C = 16.7
| Dec record low C = 15.1
| year record low C = 14.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 18.7
| Feb rain mm = 4.1
| Mar rain mm = 18.3
| Apr rain mm = 12.9
| May rain mm = 68.5
| Jun rain mm = 61.0
| Jul rain mm = 108.3
| Aug rain mm = 115.5
| Sep rain mm = 148.0
| Oct rain mm = 247.0
| Nov rain mm = 175.1
| Dec rain mm = 31.5
| year rain mm = 1009.0
| Jan rain days = 0.8
| Feb rain days = 0.9
| Mar rain days = 0.5
| Apr rain days = 0.5
| May rain days = 2.4
| Jun rain days = 3.6
| Jul rain days = 6.5
| Aug rain days = 7.3
| Sep rain days = 6.8
| Oct rain days = 8.8
| Nov rain days = 5.8
| Dec rain days = 1.8
| year rain days = 45.6
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 62
| Feb humidity = 59
| Mar humidity = 60
| Apr humidity = 62
| May humidity = 54
| Jun humidity = 49
| Jul humidity = 54
| Aug humidity = 56
| Sep humidity = 62
| Oct humidity = 70
| Nov humidity = 69
| Dec humidity = 65
|year humidity = 60
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Ongole Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 571–572
| access-date = 19 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M17
| access-date = 19 February 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the}} [[2011 Census of India]], the city had a population of 208,344. The sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex Ratio|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> 19,744 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 10,228 are boys and 9,516 are girls&a ratio of 935 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.04% with 153,628 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=632135|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=26 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|access-date=5 September 2014|page=43|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Governance ==

=== Civic administration and politics ===
[[File:Community Hall, Santhapeta, Ongole.jpg|250px|thumb|Community Hall]]

The [[Ongole Municipal Corporation]] administers the civic needs of the city, constituted as a [[municipality]] in 1876 and was upgraded to [[municipal corporation]] on 25 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Ongole Municipal Corporation |url=https://ongole.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/about-us-60 |website=ongole.cdma.ap.gov.in |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> The jurisdiction of the corporation is spread over an area of {{convert|132.45|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} with 50 election wards.<ref name="ulb">{{cite web |title=Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs |url=http://www.dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf |website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=20 May 2019 |page=3 |format=PDF |date=27 February 2019}}</ref> The agglomerated villages that were merged into Ongole corporation are: Cheruvukommupalem, Throvagunta, Muktinuthalapadu, Dsarajupalli, Koppolu, Narasapuram Agraharam, Pellur, [[Pernamitta]], Vengamukkapalem. Kathamaneni Sakunthala is the commissioner of the municipal corporation.

[[Ongole (Assembly constituency)|Ongole assembly constituency]] represents [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] and its also a segment of [[Ongole (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ongole Lok Sabha constituency]], representing the [[Lok Sabha]] in [[Elections in India|Indian general elections]].<ref name="constituencies">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|date=17 December 2018|website=The Election Commission of India|publisher=National Informatics Centre|page=20,30|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2018|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> [[Balineni Srinivasa Reddy]] is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency from [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/member-s-information|publisher=AP State Portal|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref> The constituency is a part of [[Ongole (Lok Sabha constituency)]] which was won by [[Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy]] of YSR Congress Party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=11 October 2014|pages=22, 31|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Economy ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2019}}
Agriculture is the primary industry of Ongole, and the city is a major center for [[tobacco]] trading in Andhra Pradesh.

'''Export of oxen'''
[[File:Bos taurus indicus.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Ongole Bull (Ongole Gittha)]]

[[Ongole cattle|Ongole bulls]] are a breed of oxen that are exported to many countries. The Brahman bull in America is an off-breed of the Ongole. Ongole Island, in Malaysia, holds many Ongole oxen. The population of Ongole off-breed animals in Brazil is said{{by whom|date=June 2019}} to be around several millions. The original breed of Ongole stud bulls are found in a small region around Ongole town between the Gundlakamma and Musi rivers.

== Transport ==
[[File:Ongole railway station.jpg|thumb|Ongole railway station]]

The city is connected by road to major destinations. [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]], a part of [[Golden Quadrilateral]] highway network, bypasses the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Highways Development Project Map|url=http://nhai.org/NH5_Kolkata_chennai_english.htm|website=National Highways Authority of India|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033110/http://nhai.org/NH5_Kolkata_chennai_english.htm|archive-date=22 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[National Highway 216 (India)|National Highway 216]] connects the city with [[Kathipudi]].<ref name="ap">{{cite web|title=List of National Highways passing through A.P. State|url=http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|website=Roads and Buildings Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=11 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328053359/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|archive-date=28 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The city has a total road length of {{convert|738.50|km|mi}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|title=DETAILS OF ROADS IN EACH ULB OF ANDHRA PRADESH|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|archive-date=1 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Ongole [[bus station]] is owned and operated by [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx|website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="busstation">{{cite news|title=Ongole bus station to get five new platforms|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ongole-bus-station-to-get-five-new-platforms/article7835252.ece|access-date=15 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=3 November 2015|location=Ongole|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406132119/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ongole-bus-station-to-get-five-new-platforms/article7835252.ece|archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> The station is also equipped with a [[Bus garage|bus depot]] for storage and maintenance of buses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Depot Name|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Depots.aspx|website=[[APSRTC]]|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> The 'Passengers delight project' was implemented at the bus station for improving cleanliness and modernizing it.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Murali|first1=S|title=RTC on ‘passengers’ delight’ mission|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/RTC-on-%E2%80%98passengers%E2%80%99-delight%E2%80%99-mission/article13985898.ece|access-date=15 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=7 January 2016|location=Ongole|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406132255/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/RTC-on-%E2%80%98passengers%E2%80%99-delight%E2%80%99-mission/article13985898.ece|archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> [[Ongole railway station]] is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)'' station in the [[Vijayawada railway division]].<ref name="station_categories">{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=South Central Railway |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref>

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools of the School Education Department of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal|website=AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> Instruction in the schools is given in English and Telugu. The [[Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ongole|Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences]] (RIMS) is a medical college in Ongole.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rimsongole.org/Default.aspx|title=RIMS College – ONGOLE|publisher=Rimsongole.org|access-date=29 September 2013}}</ref> Some of the famous educational institutes include RIMS, QIS College of Engineering and Technology, QIS Institute of Technology,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qiscet.edu.in/ |title=QIS College of Engineering & Technology :: Ongole|publisher=Qiscet.edu.in|date=12 July 2013|access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> RISE Groups of Institutions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.risegroup.edu.in/|title=Welcome to RISE groups of institutions|publisher=RISE Group|access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> [[Indira Priyadarshini Law College]], Prakasam Engineering College,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prakasamec.com|title=Prakasam Engineering College|publisher=Prakasamec.com|date=6 April 2013|access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> and the [[Pace Institute of Technology and Sciences]].

== Sports ==
[[File:Guntur parade ground.jpg|thumb|right|Parade ground]]
The PDCA-CSR Sarma College Ground is one of the home grounds of the [[Andhra cricket team]], with a [[first-class cricket]] status and hosts [[Ranji Trophy]] matches.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shridharan|first1=J. R.|title=Ongole to host Ranji match|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/ongole-to-host-ranji-match/article11091124.ece|access-date=5 November 2016|work=The Hindu|date=31 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Murali|first1=S.|title=Ongole cricket stadium (Sarma college grounds), a feather in ACA's cap|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ongole-cricket-stadium-a-feather-in-acas-cap/article6778995.ece|access-date=5 November 2016|work=The Hindu|date=12 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The ground has recorded the first ever triple century by a wicket keeper in Ranji Trophy, achieved by [[Srikar Bharat]] of the Andhra cricket team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Srikar Bharat – First wicketkeeper to score a triple century in Ranji Trophy|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/srikar-bharat-first-wicketkeeper-to-score-a-triple-century-in-ranji-trophy-248618|access-date=5 November 2016|work=Cricket Country|date=12 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814225209/http://www.cricketcountry.com:80/articles/srikar-bharat-first-wicketkeeper-to-score-a-triple-century-in-ranji-trophy-248618|archive-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> The police parade grounds hosted the first state-level Girl Football Tournament in October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=First state-level girl football tournament at Ongole|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Amaravati-Tab/2016-10-06/First-state-level-girl-football-tournament-at-Ongole/257467|access-date=5 November 2016|work=The Hans India|date=6 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population]]
* [[List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh]]

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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Ongole}}

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