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'''Repalle''' is a town in [[Bapatla district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The town is one of the [[List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh|12 municipalities]] in [[Bapatla district]] and the headquarters of [[Repalle mandal]] under the administration of [[Bapatla revenue division]].<ref name="census">{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook – Guntur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |access-date=25 December 2015 |website=Census of India |pages=14–15, 46 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="map">{{Cite web |title=Guntur District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |access-date=19 January 2015 |publisher=Census of India |pages=105, 112 |format=PDF}}</ref> It is situated near [[Krishna River]] in the [[Coastal Andhra]] region of the state.<ref name="municipality">{{Cite web |title=Brief about Municipality |url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/REPALLE/ |access-date=17 November 2014 |publisher=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration}}</ref> | '''Repalle''' is a town in [[Bapatla district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The town is one of the [[List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh|12 municipalities]] in [[Bapatla district]] and the headquarters of [[Repalle mandal]] under the administration of [[Bapatla revenue division]].<ref name="census">{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook – Guntur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |access-date=25 December 2015 |website=Census of India |pages=14–15, 46 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="map">{{Cite web |title=Guntur District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |access-date=19 January 2015 |publisher=Census of India |pages=105, 112 |format=PDF}}</ref> It is situated near [[Krishna River]] in the [[Coastal Andhra]] region of the state.<ref name="municipality">{{Cite web |title=Brief about Municipality |url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/REPALLE/ |access-date=17 November 2014 |publisher=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration}}</ref> | ||
== | == Etymology == | ||
The name Repalle is actually formed from two words: Revu (river or bank of the river) and Palle (village). Originally known as ''Revupalle'', the name has evolved to Repalle over time.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} | |||
==History== | |||
As per Gazettee No. 939, dated the 26 January 2022, the old Guntur district, formed in 1904, was split into [[Guntur district]], [[Palnadu district]] and [[Bapatla district]]. 12 madals from [[Tenali revenue division]] and 13 mandals from [[Prakasam district]] was merged into the newly formed Bapatla district. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Bapatla District | work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 23 August 2023}}</ref> | |||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||