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This article lists all the urban local bodies in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, including municipal corporations, municipalities and Nagar panchayats. According to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning under the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the state comprises 123 urban local bodies across its 26 districts. These include 17 municipal corporations, 77 municipalities, and 29 Nagar panchayats.

Based on available data, Bheemunipatnam is the oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh and the second oldest in India, after Chennapatnam (modern-day Chennai). Currently, Bheemunipatnam is part of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). In the Rayalaseema region, Adoni, located in the Kurnool district, holds the distinction of being the oldest municipality, followed by Kurnool.

The hierarchy of Urban Local Bodies

1. Urban Development Authority
2. Municipal Corporation
3. Municipality
   • Selection Grade Municipality
   • Grade - 1 Municipality
   • Grade - 2 Municipality
   • Grade - 3 Municipality
4. Nagar Panchayat

Municipal corporations

The state of Andhra Pradesh comprises 18 municipal corporations across its 26 districts. The Guntur district has two municipal corporations whereas all other districts have one each. Of the 17 corporations, 16 serve as district headquarters; the exception is the Mangalagiri-Tadepalli corporation.

The cities of Vizianagaram, Machilipatnam and Srikakulam were upgraded to municipal corporations on 9 December 2015. In March 2021 former municipalities of the Guntur district, Mangalagiri Municipality and Tadepalli Municipality, were merged into the Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation.

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Municipalities

Municipalities in the state of Andhra Pradesh are categorised into four types. They are in the following hierarchy

1. Selection Grade Municipality- 14
2. Grade 1 Municipality- 15
3. Grade 2 Municipality- 32
4. Grade 3 Municipality- 18

Guntur district has the most municipalities with 12.

Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs

Nagar panchayats

The state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 29 nagar panchayats.

Prakasam district has the most nagar panchayats of four.

Municipalities formation year

Above 28 are the municipalities formed before Independence.

In 2005, the government of Andhra Pradesh upgraded 12 areas as municipalities.

In 2011, the government of Andhra Pradesh upgraded 21 areas as municipalities.

In 2012, 6 more Towns were upgraded as Municipal Bodies

As of 2020, the government of Andhra Pradesh has upgraded 10 areas as Municipal Bodies.

In 2021, the government of Andhra Pradesh created 1 municipal corporation and 1 Municipality.

Source of Formation Year

http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf Archived 17 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ULBS.html Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine

Source:

Directorate of Town and Country Planning website. Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine

See also

• List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh

References

1. Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 32 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
2. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
3. "Andhra government notifies five new nagar panchayats, rejigs 13 civic bodies". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
5. "Municipal Corporation Status for All District HQs in AP". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
6. "Masula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
7. "Dachepalli, Gurazala in Palnadu district get municipality status". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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