Machilipatnam

Machilipatnam
Masulipatnam
Bandar
Koneru Centre
Koneru Centre
Machilipatnam is located in Andhra Pradesh
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Machilipatnam is located in India
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam (India)
Coordinates: 16°10′N 81°08′E / 16.17°N 81.13°E / 16.17; 81.13
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKrishna district
Founded14th century
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyMachilipatnam Municipal Corporation, MUDA
 • MLAKollu Ravindra (Telugu Desam Party)
 • Municipal commissionerChandraiah
Area
 • City
26.67 km2 (10.30 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Density6,875/km2 (17,810/sq mi)
 • Urban
232,000
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
521001,002,003,004
Telephone code91-08672
Vehicle registrationAP-39
Websitemachilipatnam.cdma.ap.gov.in

Machilipatnam (Telugu: [mɐt͡ʃiliːpɐʈnɐm] ), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar (Telugu: [bɐn̪d̪ɐɾ]),[3] is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district.[4] It is also the mandal headquarters of Machilipatnam mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division of the district.[5][6] The ancient port town served as the settlement of European traders from the 16th century, and it was a major trading port for the Portuguese, British, Dutch and French in the 17th century.[7]

  1. ^ "Machilipatnam at Glance". Machilipatnam Municipality. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ Rao 2002, p. 12.
  4. ^ "Mandals in East godavari district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 517. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook – Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. ^ Reddy 2008, p. 72.

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