List of cities in

Andhra
Pradesh

This article is about list of

cities in Andhra Pradesh state
of India. The statistical data is
based on 2011 Census of India,
conducted by The Office of the
Registrar General and Census
Commissioner, under Ministry
of Home Affairs, Government of
India.

Cities statistics
As per 2011 Census of India,
Towns with population of
100,000 and above are called
Cities.[1] The state of Andhra
Pradesh has a total of 31 cities,
including the state capital,
Amaravati.[2] These cities
include, 14 municipal
corporations, 16
municipalities.[3] All the thirteen
district headquarters of the
state are classified as cities
and are having municipal
corporation status.
Visakhapatnam is the most
populous city with a population
of 2,035,922 after merging
surrounding villages in
visakhaptnam district and
Srikakulam is the least
populated municipal
corporation with a population
of 125,939.[3] Visakhapatnam
and Vijayawada are the two
metropolitan cities in the
state.[4] In terms of area,
Visakhapatnam is the largest
corporation with an area of
681.96km2 (263.31sqmi),
followed by the state capital,
Amaravati. Proddatur is the
smallest municipality, with an
area of 7.12km2 (2.75sqmi).
Visakhapatnam is the least
densely populated city and
Eluru is most densely packed
city in Andhra Pradesh. Among
the corporations, Eluru is the
smallest corporation with an
area of 14.55km2
(5.62sqmi).[3]

List of cities
Note:

M.Corp - Municipal
Corporation, M -
Municipality[5]
The cities in bold are the
headquarters of their
respective district
State Capital
Machilipatnam and
Vizianagaram are upgraded
to corporations, but continue
to be as municipalities till the
expiry of its present elected
council.[6][7]
 Population
S.No. Name District Type
(2011)[8][3] (sq.km.)

1 Visakhapatnam[a] Visakhapatnam M.Corp 2,035,922

M.Corp
2 Vijayawada Krishna 1,048,240
(Amaravathi)

M.Corp
3 Guntur Guntur 743,354
(Amaravathi)

4 Nellore Nellore M.Corp 600,869

5 Rajahmundry East Godavari M.Corp 434,920

6 Kadapa Kadapa M.Corp 343,054

7 Kurnool Kurnool M.Corp 430,214

8 Kakinada East Godavari M.Corp 312,538

9 Tirupati Chittoor M.Corp 287,482

10 Anantapur Anantapur M.Corp 261,004

11 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram M 228,025

12 Eluru West Godavari M.Corp 217,876

13 Ongole Prakasam M.Corp 204,746

14 Nandyal Kurnool M 200,746

15 Machilipatnam Krishna M 169,892

16 Adoni Kurnool M 166,537

17 Tenali Guntur M 164,937

18 Proddatur Kadapa M 162,717

19 Chittoor Chittoor M.Corp 153,766

20 Hindupur Anantapur M 151,835

21 Bhimavaram West Godavari M 142,280

22 Madanapalle Chittoor M 135,669

23 Guntakal Anantapur M 126,270

24 Srikakulam Srikakulam M.Corp 125,939

25 Dharmavaram Anantapur M 121,874

 26 Gudivada Krishna M 118,167

27 Narasaraopet Guntur M 116,250

28 Tadipatri Anantapur M 108,171

29 Tadepalligudem West Godavari M 103,906

30 Amaravati Guntur N/A 103,000

31 Chilakaluripet Guntur M 101,398

Sources:

Census India 2011[30]

Municipal Development
Project[31]
Urban Local Bodies[32]

See also
List of urban agglomerations
in Andhra Pradesh
List of cities in India by
population
 List of municipalities in
Andhra Pradesh

Notes
a. Anakapalle,
Bheemunipatnam municipalities
and 10 gram panchayats of
Parawada were merged into
Greater Visakhapatnam
Municipal Corporation.[9]

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