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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Soldierpet<br />
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| native_name_lang = telugu<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
| image_skyline =<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Visakhapatnam<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Visakhapatnam<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.694074|N|83.293540|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Visakhapatnam district|Visakhapatnam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
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| governing_body = [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 530001<br />
| registration_plate = AP 31,AP 32 and AP 33<br />
| website = <br />
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'''Soldierpet''' is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name=msfsvizagprovince>{{cite news|title=A Short Brief About Soldierpet Parish|url=https://msfsvizagprovince.org/soldierpet.html|accessdate=14 August 2016|work=sfs vizag province|date=26 March 2017}}</ref> In the 18th century the area was a residential colony for the [[British Army]].<ref name=researchgate>{{cite news|title=HERITAGE SITES IN VISAKHAPATNAM CITY: TYPOLOGIES,ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND STATUS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258286166_HERITAGE_SITES_IN_VISAKHAPATNAM_CITY_TYPOLOGIES_ARCHITECTURAL_STYLES_AND_STATUS|accessdate=21 October 2013|work=research gate|date=14 November 2013}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Soldierpet was formerly home to an [[Anglo-Indian]] community and resembles the backyards of [[Great Britain]]. The locality has several educational institutions.<ref name=Thehindu>{{cite news|title=Old town, a pale shadow of a glorious past|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/old-town-a-pale-shadow-of-a-glorious-past/article4676052.ece|accessdate=16 July 2016|work=the hindu|date=14 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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The city is now expanding northward and has had problems with pollution.<ref name=Thenewsminute>{{cite news|title=Ground Report: Vizag's old town is suffocating under pollution, but no one cares|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ground-report-vizags-old-town-suffocating-under-pollution-no-one-cares-56553|accessdate=14 September 2020|work=the news minute|date=21 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam}}<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam]]<br />
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