Gopalapatnam is a neighborhood in the city of

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, India. The neighborhood is considered to be the major residential and commercial area in the district. It is located within the jurisdiction of the

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam, largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of . It is also part of the planning body o ...

, which is responsible for the area's civic amenities. It is located on the western fringe of Visakhapatnam. The

Visakhapatnam gas leak The Visakhapatnam gas leak, also referred to as the Vizag gas leak, was an industrial accident that occurred at the LG Polymers chemical plant in the R. R. Venkatapuram village of the Gopalapatnam neighbourhood, located at the outskirts of Visa ...

occurred in the neighborhood on 7 May 2020. The Gopalapatnam Mandal is one of the 46 mandals of the Visakhapatnam District. It is under the administration of the Visakhapatnam Revenue Division, which is headquartered in Gopalapatnam. The Mandal is neighbored by the Gajuwaka,

Seethammadhara Seethammadhara is a neighborhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. The neighborhood is considered as the major residential area in the district. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, which is ...

, and

Pendurthi Pendurthi is a neighbourhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. The neighbourhood is considered as the major residential and commercial area in the city. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, ...

mandals.

Wards

The Gopalapatnam Mandal consists of the following wards:

Location and geography

Gopalapatnam is located around 4 km from

Visakhapatnam Airport Visakhapatnam Airport is a customs airport in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It also operates as a civil enclave on an Indian Navy airbase named INS ''Dega''. It lies between the city localities of NAD X Road and Gajuwaka. The airpor ...

and around 8 km from the

Visakhapatnam Railway Station Visakhapatnam Junction railway station (station code: VSKP) is a major railway station located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the Howrah–Chennai main line It is operated by East coast Railway till now and it may take some ...

. The neighborhood is served by the Waltair Division's Simhachalam Railway Station. The station is located at the center of the neighborhood connecting the

Highways A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

NH-16 and SH-39. Gopalapatnam lies to the west of Visakhapatnam City and is loosely bordered by Gajuwaka to the south and Seethammadhara to the north, Pendurthi to the west, and Marripalem to the east.

Etymology

Gopalapatnam was named after Sri Gopala Raju. He once ruled the areas of Kota Gutta, Enugula Dwaram, Gurrala Cheruvu, and Taati Penda, which were later united to form the present Gopalapatnam.

Industry

LG Polymers operates a 200-acre styrene plant in the RR Venkatapuram village near Gopalapatnam, which was the site of the

Transport

Gopalapatnam is well connected by road, with NH16 and SH39 passing through the mandal. It also has major district roads connecting it to nearby mandals and Visakhapatnam. The

APSRTC Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

runs bus services from the Gopalapatnam bus station to major parts of the state and Visakhapatnam.

References

Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam {{Visakhapatnam-geo-stub