Guntur district: Difference between revisions

The district is divided into four [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|Revenue divisions]], namely, [[Guntur revenue division|Guntur]], [[Tenali revenue division|Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet revenue division|Narasaraopet]] and [[Gurazala revenue division|Gurazala]]. These are sub-divided into 58 [[Tehsil|mandals]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=India |first1=The Hans |title=Guntur urban divided into east, west mandals |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-03-31/Guntur-urban-divided-into-east-west-mandals/370772 |access-date=26 April 2019 |work=www.thehansindia.com |date=31 March 2018 |location=Guntur|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405162937/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-03-31/Guntur-urban-divided-into-east-west-mandals/370772 |archive-date=5 April 2021 }}</ref> which are in turn divided as 57 [[Panchayat samiti|Panchayat Samiti]] (Block)s, 712 villages and 16 towns. These 16 towns includes, 1 [[municipal corporation]], 14 [[Municipality|municipalities]]<ref name="The New Indian Express">{{cite news|title=Dachepalli, Gurazala in Guntur district get municipality status|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/jan/27/dachepalli-gurazala-in-guntur-district-get-municipality-status-2095047.html|access-date=27 January 2020|work=The New Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406171859/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/jan/27/dachepalli-gurazala-in-guntur-district-get-municipality-status-2095047.html|archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> and 1 [[census town]]. Gurazala revenue division was newly formed in the year 2013.<ref name=gurazala>{{cite news|title=New Gurazala revenue division created|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece|access-date=17 January 2015|work=The Hindu|date=1 July 2013|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504051637/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece|archive-date=4 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ten new revenue divisions created|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ten-new-revenue-divisions-created/article4579468.ece|access-date=31 October 2014|work=The Hindu|date=4 April 2013|location=Hyderabad|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406172017/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ten-new-revenue-divisions-created/article4579468.ece|archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> [[Guntur]] city is the only municipal corporation and district headquarter. [[Vaddeswaram]] is categorised as a census town.<ref name=divisions>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=18 January 2015|pages=14–15, 46}}</ref> The 14 towns with municipalities in the district are [[Mangalagiri]], [[Sattenapalle]], [[Tadepalle]], [[Tenali]], [[Ponnur]], [[Bapatla]], [[Repalle]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Chilakaluripet]], [[Vinukonda]], [[Macherla]], [[Piduguralla]], [[Dachepalle]] and [[Gurazala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Urban Local Bodies|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/About.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration – Government of Andhra Pradesh|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=13 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211193543/http://cdma.ap.gov.in/About.html|archive-date=11 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="The New Indian Express"/>