Eluru

Eluru Helapuri
Municipal Corporation
Clockwise from top: District Collectorate of Eluru district, , Eluru railway station, All Saints ICMC Chathedral, Eluru Buddha Park, NH16 near Eluru, and Gopuram of Sanivarapupeta temple
Motto:  Truth always Triumphs
Eluru
Coordinates: 16°42′42″N 81°06′11″E / 16.71167°N 81.10306°E / 16.71167; 81.10306
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Eluru
Founded	2nd century
Incorporated (town)	1866
Incorporated (city)	9 April 2005
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Eluru Municipal Corporation, EUDA
• M.P	Putta Mahesh Kumar (T.D.P)
• M.L.A	Radha Krishnayya Badeti (T.D.P)
Area [2]
• Municipal Corporation	11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
• Urban	154 km2 (59 sq mi)
• Metro [3]	3,328.99 km2 (1,285.33 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Municipal Corporation	214,414[1]
• Rank	12th (in state)
• Metro	2,760,160[3]
Demonym(s)	Elurian, Elurite, Helapuree
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	534***
Telephone code	+91–08812
Vehicle registration	AP-39
Website	eluru.cdma.ap.gov.in/en

Eluru is a city and the district headquarters of Eluru district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 14 municipal corporations in the state and the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in the Eluru revenue division. The city is on the Tammileru river. The city is well known for its wool-pile carpets and hand woven products. As of 2011^[update] Census of India, the city had a population of 214,414. Its history dates back to the second century CE.