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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Salur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Vegavathi river at salur 02.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Vegavathi river at Salur
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18.5333|N|83.2167|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Vizianagaram district|Vizianagaram]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = Salur Municipality, [[Bobbili Urban Development Authority|BUDA]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=town />
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 19.55
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=town>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Salur Municipality|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/SALUR/|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 138.05
| population_total = 49500
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=621589 |publisher=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=10 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518133052/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=621589 |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 535 591
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| area_code = 91–8964
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle Registration]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP35 (Former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://cdma.ap.gov.in/SALUR/|Salur Municipality}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Salur''' or '''Saluru''' is a [[municipal]] town and [[Salur mandal|mandal]] headquarters in [[Vizianagaram district]], of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].

==Geography==
Salur is on the banks of River Vegavathi at {{Coord|18.5333|N|83.2167|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Salur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Salur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387 ft). It is bounded by [[Makkuva]], [[Bobbili]], [[Ramabhadrapuram]] and [[Pachipenta]] mandals of Andhra Pradesh state. Salur is surrounded with green forests and chains of hills on two sides and by River Vegavathi on the other two.

The climate of the town is generally characterized by high humidity almost all round the year, oppressive summer, and seasonal rainfall. The temperature varies between 17 and 40 degrees of Celsius. Average annual rainfall is 1074.0 mm. The nature of the soil is generally black cotton soil.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], the town had a population of {{formatnum:49500}}. The total population constitutes {{formatnum:24021}} males, {{formatnum:25479}} females and {{formatnum:4900}} children (age 0–6 years). The average literacy rate stands at 73.22% with {{formatnum:32656}} literates, approximately equal to the national average of 73.00%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)| url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=19 August 2014|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Administration ==

=== Municipality ===
Salur was a major panchayat till 1950. It was established in 1950 and was upgraded as grade II municipality in 2001. The extent of Salur municipality area is {{convert|19.55|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}.

The source of water supply is River Vegavathi, with 200 public taps and 226 public bore–wells. The municipality supplies {{nowrap|3 million}} [[litres]] per day of total drinking water is supplied with a per capita of 80 [[litres]] per day. The municipality has {{convert|54|km|mi|abbr=on}} of roads, 4 public parks, 5 playgrounds, 11 community halls etc. There are 23 elementary and 2 secondary schools for education purpose.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public services/amenities|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/SALUR/Public%20services_amenities.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref>

=== Legislative Assembly ===
{{Main|Salur Assembly constituency}}
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Constituency of Salur is reserved for [[Scheduled Tribes]].

==Education==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the state School Education Department.<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 {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |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> The medium of instruction followed by schools are English and Telugu.

== See also ==
*[[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikisource|Vizagapatam/Gazetteer/Salur Taluk}}

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{{Mandal headquarters in Vizianagaram district}}
{{Nobility of the Raj}}
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