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Guntur
Garthapuri | |
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 Clockwise from Top Left: Guntur Medical College, General Hospital, Iskcon Temple, Guntur Municipal Corporation, Chuttugunta Centre, One-Town Centre, A park with pond in Gujjanagundla. | |
| Nickname: Land of Chillies [1] | |
 Guntur Municipal Corporation | |
.svg)  Guntur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°18′03″N 80°26′34″E / 16.3008°N 80.4428°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| District | |
| Incorporated (Municipality) | 1866 |
| Incorporated (Corporation) | 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | |
| • Mayor | Kavati Manohar Naidu (YSRCP) |
| Area [2]
GDP = $ 6.83 Billion ( https://metroverse.cid.harvard.edu/city/8584/overview ) | |
| • Total | 159.46 km2 (61.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 743,354 |
| • Rank | 3rd (in Andhra Pradesh) 64th (in India) |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonyms |
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| Literacy | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 522001 |
| Telephone code | +91-863 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
| Website | cdma |
Guntur () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is located on the Eastern Coastal Plains approximately 14 miles (23 km) south-west of the state capital Amaravati. According to data from the 2011 Census of India, Guntur had a population of 743,354 in that year, making it the third-most-populous city in the state,[2] and occupies 159.46 square kilometres (61.57 square miles) of land.The city is the heartland of the state, located in the center of Andhra Pradesh and making it a central part connecting different regions.
The city hosts many state offices and agencies, being part of the district capital and being in close proximity to the state capital Amaravati. The city is about 1100 miles south of the national capital New Delhi. It is classified as a Y-grade city as per the Seventh Central Pay Commission.[3] It is the 24th most densely populated city in the world and 11th in India.[4] Guntur is estimated to have current population of around 0.9 million.[5]
Guntur serves as a major hub for the export of chilli, cotton and tobacco, and has the largest chilli-market yard in Asia.[6] It is also a major hub for transport, education, medicine and commercial activities in the state.[7] Ancient temples and sites near the city include Kondaveedu Fort, Amareswaraswamy temple, and Undavalli Caves, and Sri Bramarambha Malleswara Swamy Temple at Pedakakani.
- ^ "IPSOCON 2023". IPSOCON. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "About Guntur Municipal corporation". CDMA, GoAP. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Classification of Cities for the purpose of HRA with effect from 1 April 2015 — CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS". 7thpaycommissionnews.in. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Guntur population density". 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Guntur population estimate". World Population Review. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Chillies lose sting, exports & Guntur markets only hope – The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Guntur Educational Hub". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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