Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is the

metropolitan region A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...

area of Andhra Pradesh state capital, the defacto capital city of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

. Vijayawada is the headquarters and the largest city of the region. It includes the major ancient cities of

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...

Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the ...

, and

Tenali Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama and hence, it is called ''Andhra P ...

. Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is one of the largest populated urban areas in the world, with its suburbs Vijayawada, Guntur, and Tenali being the 3rd, 24th, 41st most densely populated cities in the world. Vijayawada is the most densely populated city in India while Guntur is 11th and Tenali is the most populated city of 14th place in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is the most populated metropolitan area in the state of

and 8th in India. Entire region is under the jurisdiction of

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (abbreviated as APCRDA), Amaravati, ACT No. 27 of 2020. It was notified on 31 July 2020 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as per ''The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority ...

, and covers an area of under 58

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

s, of which 29 are in

Krishna district Krishna district is district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the most populated city in the di ...

and 29 in

Guntur district Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a ...

. The capital region covers 18 mandals fully and 11 mandals partially in

. In

, it covers 15 mandals fully and 14 mandals partially under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. The capital city is an Urban Notified Area, and will cover , within the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. As of 1 August 2020, Andhra Pradesh proposed three capitals, which are

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as the executive capital,

Amaravati Amaravati () is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Guntur district. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at a ceremonial event in Uddand ...

as the legislative capital, and

Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also se ...

as the judicial capital, but the process was cancelled and reverted back to the original 2014 plan of a singular capital city at Amaravati on 22 November 2021.

Administration

Urban local bodies

The region has a total of 13 urban areas including the capital city of

, 3

municipal corporations A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owned ...

, 10

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

are the three municipal corporations,

Gudivada Gudivada is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudivada mandal in Gudivada revenue division. It is one of the cities in the state to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capit ...

Jaggayyapeta Jaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggiahpet”, is a census town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located just southwest of the border with Telangana. It is also the mandal headquarters of Jaggayyapeta mandal of Nandigama reve ...

Mangalagiri Mangalagiri is a South Suburb of Vijayawada in Guntur district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It is a major sub urban of Vijayawada and ...

Nuzvid Nuzvid is a city in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the administrative headquarters for Nuzvid mandal and Nuzvid revenue division. Geography Nuzvid is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demogra ...

Ponnur Ponnur is a town in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. There was a festival on full moon day in May. A road to Chandole goes south-east and comes to Nidubrolu, where there is a temple with a stone bearing inscription record ...

Sattenapalle Sattenapalle is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sattenapalle mandal under Sattenapalle revenue division. History The region is an important region of the ancient K ...

, Tadepalle,

Nandigama Nandigama is a town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality and also the headquarters of Nandigama mandal in Nandigama revenue division. Geography Nandigama is located 50 km West of Vijayawada and 46& ...

Vuyyuru Vuyyuru is a town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Nagar panchayat and the headquarters of Vuyyuru Mandal. It is emerging as neighbourhood of Vijayawada, India situated 30 km away. List of Neighborhoods in Vij ...

and

YSR Tadigadapa YSR can refer to: *Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009), former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India *YSR Congress Party, a political party in Andhra Pradesh, India, led by Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy *Kadapa district (also referred to as YSR Kadap ...

are the municipalities.

Jurisdiction

The below is the list of mandals and villages under the jurisdiction of

. Partially included mandals/villages The limits of the region was expanded on 22 September 2015, which resulted in addition and removal of the mandals and villages. Mandals in the below list are the partially included (only some villages) in the capital region.

Guntur district

Krishna district

Municipal Corporations

•

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. History The Vijayawada Municipality was created on 1 April 1888. It was named as a selection grade municipality ...

•

Guntur Municipal Corporation Guntur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the Guntur City in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the oldest municipalities and the third largest municipal corporation in the state. History Guntur municipality was ...

• Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation

Municipalities

• YSR Tadigadapa • Kondapalli • Tenali

Census Towns and other Neighbourhoods

References

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