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| governing_body = [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation|GVMC]] | | governing_body = [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation|GVMC]] | ||
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | ||
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Visakhapatnam]] | | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Visakhapatnam]] | ||
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'''Maharanipeta''' is a neighbourhood in the city of [[Visakhapatnam]], India. One of the | '''Maharanipeta''' is a neighbourhood in the city of [[Visakhapatnam]] in the [[Visakhapatnam district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. One of the 11 mandals of [[Visakhapatnam district]], it is under the administration of [[Visakhapatnam revenue division]]. It is headquarters of [[Maharanipeta mandal]]. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
In 1802, Visakhapatnam was formed when the [[Northern Circars]] were split into five districts. <ref name=’toi’>{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/first-formed-under-the-empire-aps-map-shaped-and-reshaped-over-two-centuries/articleshow/90528597.cms | title= AP new districts: First formed under the empire, Andhra Pradesh’s map shaped and reshaped over two centuries |work = Umamaheswara Rao |publisher= The Times of India, 30 March 2022| access-date = 27 January 2024}}</ref>[[Srikakulam district]] was carved out of Vishakhapatnam district in 1950<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.indiastatdistricts.com/andhrapradesh/srikakulam-district | title= District level information of Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh) |publisher= IndiaStatDistricts | access-date = 27 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=’toi’/> [[Vizianagaram district]] was formed in 1979 by transferring some portions of Srikakulam and Viskhapatnam districts. <ref name=’toi’/> | |||
In 2022, as a part of the raising the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26, Visakhapatnam district was split into three districts – [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]], [[Anakapalli district]] and [[Visakhapatnam district]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.yovizag.com/visakhapatnam-divided-into-3-new-districts-by-the-ap-state-government/ | title= Visakhapatnam divided into 3 new districts by the AP State Government |publisher= Yo!Vizag| access-date = 27 January 2024}}</ref> | |||
==Geography== | |||
It is bounded by [[Seethammadhara mandal]] and [[Gopalapatnam mandal]]. The origin of this name is unknown. | |||
=== Wards=== | |||
{{Columns-list| | {{Columns-list| | ||
# Allipuram | # Allipuram | ||
# Chengalraopeta | # Chengalraopeta | ||
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# Shivalayam | # Shivalayam | ||
# Waltair | # Waltair | ||
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|Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad, Convent, Scindia, Malkapuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, Kurmannapalem, Lankelapalem | |Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad, Convent, Scindia, Malkapuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, Kurmannapalem, Lankelapalem | ||
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==Healthcare== | |||
It is a zone for hospitals, including [[King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam|King George Hospital]] and several private hospitals. The medical college in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Andhra Medical College]] is also located there.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/4-dengue-cases-reported/article21570702.ece|title=about|date=11 December 2017|work=the hindu|accessdate=13 December 2017}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Visakhapatnam district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Visakhapatnam district]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references/> | ||
{{Visakhapatnam-geo-stub}} | |||
{{Neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam}} | {{Neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam}} | ||
{{Visakhapatnam district}} | |||
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam]] | [[Category:Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam]] | ||
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Visakhapatnam district]] | |||