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Bhimavaram | |
|---|---|
 Somarama Temple of Gunupudi, Bhimavaram | |
| Nickname(s): Second Bardoli of India and
Las Vegas of Andhra Pradesh | |
.svg)  Bhimavaram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Bhimavaram Bhimavaram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°32′35″N 81°31′23″E / 16.543°N 81.523°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| District | West Godavari district |
| Mandal | Bhimavaram mandal |
| Founded by | Chalukya Bhima I |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Bhimavaram Municipality |
| • MLA | Grandhi Srinivas |
| Area | |
| • City | 25.64 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20 (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • City | 163,875 |
| • Rank | 23 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 163,875 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 534 20x |
| Area code | 08816 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 37 |
| Website | bhimavaram |
Bhimavaram is a city and headquarters of West Godavari district of the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bhimavaram mandal in Bhimavaram revenue division.[4][5] It is a part of Eluru Urban Development Authority. As of 2011[update] census, it is the most populous urban area in the district with a population of 163,875. It is one of the major pilgrimage centers in the state, which is home to Somaramam, one of the five great Pancharama Kshetras.[6]
- ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
- ^ "West Godavari District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 457. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "District Census Handbook – West Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. p. 22,23–54. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Toursim [sic]". Bhimavaram Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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