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 28 districts. These include 17 municipal corporations, 78 municipalities, and 28 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.
<u>The hierarchy of Urban Local Bodies</u>
The state of Andhra Pradesh comprises 18 municipal corporations across its 28 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 in the state of Andhra Pradesh are categorised into five types. They are in the following hierarchy
Kadapa district and Palnadu districts has the most municipalities with 6 each.
Source: Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs
The state of Andhra Pradesh has a total of 18 nagar panchayats.
Kadapa district has the most nagar panchayats of three.
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.
<u>Source of Formation Year</u>
http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf
http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ULBS.html
<u>Source:</u>
Directorate of Town and Country Planning website. http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ULBS.html