The Godavari Urban Development Authority (GUDA) is an

urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

agency spread over the district of

East Godavari East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Pre ...

in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

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 the ...

. It was constituted on 4 November 2016, under ''Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authority Act, 2016'' with the headquarters located at

Kakinada Kakinada ( formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the sixth largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the district headquarters of the Kakinada District. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. J. ...

Jurisdiction

The jurisdictional area of GUDA is spread over an area of and it covers 598 villages in 53

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 the district. The urban local bodies in the jurisdiction covers, two municipal corporations of

Rajahmundry Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Ra ...

and

; municipalities viz.,

Samalkot Samarlakota ( Telugu:సామర్లకోట) is a town in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. It was previously known as ''Chamarlakota'' ( Telugu:చా� ...

Peddapuram Peddapuram is a town in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh in South India. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. Peddapuram is known for its milk based sweet called PalaKova. The town is also popular in manufac ...

Pithapuram Pithapuram, historically known as Pittapore, is a town and a municipality in the Kakinada district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. The town is home to one of the eightee ...

Gollaprolu Gollaprolu is a town in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality in Gollaprolu mandal of Kakinada revenue division. Business is the main occupation of this town. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban De ...

, Ramachandrapuram, Mandapeta, Yeleswaram, Amalapuram, Mummidivaram, Tuni . Recent notification by Govt. (28/01/2020) which increase the purview of GUDA. ULBs: 1 Amalapuram 2 Mandapeta 3

Mummidivaram Mummidivaram is a town in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Mummidivaram revenue block was formed out of the Amalapuram tehsil in July 1969. It is the second largest town in Konaseema district. Geography Mummidivaram is located at ...

Yeleswaram Yeleswaram or Elesvaram is a town in the Kakinada district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. A freedom fighter and Indian National Congress Leader Chandaka Apparao belongs to this place. Geography Yelesvaram is located at . It has an av ...

No. of Villages and Areas (km²) 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

References

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