The Kakinada Urban Development Authority (KAUDA), previously known as Godavari Urban Development Authority (GUDA), is an
urban planning
Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportatio ...
agency spread over the district of Kakinada in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
.
It was constituted on 4 November 2016, under Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authority Act, 2020 with the headquarters located at
Kakinada
Kakinada (; formerly known as Cocanada) is a Port, port city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Situated along the Bay of Bengal, it serves as the headquarters of Kakinada district and is a prominent economic and c ...
. R. C. Deepthi as Chairperson.
Jurisdiction
The jurisdictional area of KAUDA is spread over an area of and it covers 598 villages in 53
mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...
s of the district. The urban local bodies in the jurisdiction covers, two municipal corporations of
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry ( ), officially Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and district headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the fifth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the district of Rajahmu ...
and
Kakinada
Kakinada (; formerly known as Cocanada) is a Port, port city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Situated along the Bay of Bengal, it serves as the headquarters of Kakinada district and is a prominent economic and c ...
; municipalities viz.,
Samalkot,
Peddapuram Pithapuram
Pithapuram (also spelled as Pitapuram) is a Town and municipality in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh, India. With a history spanning over 1,500 years, it is one of the oldest towns in the state. Pitapuram served as the capital for vario ...
, Ramachandrapuram, Mandapeta, Yeleswaram, Amalapuram, Mummidivaram, Tuni.
Recent notification by Govt. (28/01/2020) which increase the purview of KAUDA.
ULBs:
1
Amalapuram
2
Mandapeta
3
Mummidivaram
4
Yeleswaram
No. of Villages and Areas (km
2) Covered Recently in Different Mandals.
1 Kadiam 3 villages 20.12
2 Mandapeta 6 villages 44.51
3 Anaparti 6 villages 29.99
4 Biccavolu 6 villages 31.88
5 Pedapudi 10 villages 45.17
6 Yeleswaram (Part) 5 villages 32.60
7 Alamuru 15 villages 78.32
8 Kapileswararapuram 15 villages 104.25
9 Rayavaram 10 villages 79.83
10 Pamarru 24 villages 98.62
11 Kajuluru 20 villages 116.36
12 Amalapuram 16 villages 75.14
13 Kakinada Rural (Part) 2 villages (Part) 5.18
14 Thondangi (Part) 1 village (Part) 8.87
15 Mummidivaram 10 villages 70.69
16 Uppalaguptam (Part) 3 villages 19.08
17 Gokavaram 15 villages 166.34
18 Razole (Part) 9 villages 54.07
19 I.Polavaram 11 villages 128.19
20 Tuni 11 villages 65.20
21 Allavaram (Part) 3 villages 21.35
22 Mamidikuduru (Part) 14 villages 58.25
23 Seethanagaram 12 villages 138.87
24 Korukonda 9 villages 91.78
24. Pithapuram Rural 25 villages 197.9
References
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East Godavari district
Urban development authorities of Andhra Pradesh
Urban development authorities in India