The article lists all the

urban local bodies Municipal or local governance refers to the third tier of governance in India, at the level of the municipality or urban local body. History Municipal governance in India in its current form has existed since the year 1664. In 1664, Fort Ko ...

, covering

municipal corporations A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owne ...

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

s in the Indian state of

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 ...

. The statistical data is based on Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The state of

with 26 districts has a total of 125 urban local bodies. It includes, 17

, 78

and 31

s. * According available data, Bheemunipatnam is oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh and second oldest municipality in India after Chennapatnam Chennai Now, Bheemunipatnam is a part of GVMC and Adoni in Kurnool district is the oldest municipality in Rayalaseema region, followed by Kurnool. The hierarchy in Municipal Body # Municipal Corporation # Municipality #* ''Selection Grade Municipality'' #* ''Special Grade Municipality'' #* ''Grade - 1 Municipality'' #* ''Grade - 2 Municipality'' #* ''Grade - 3 Municipality'' # Nagar Panchayat # Grama Panchayat

Municipal corporations

The state of

has a total of 17

in 26 districts. Guntur district has the most corporations with two and all the other districts have one each.

GVMC 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 ...

is the largest municipal corporation with greater status. Out of 17 corporations, 16 are district headquarters, except Mangalagiri-Tadepalli. ''Note:'' * ''

Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarte ...

, Srikakulam and

Vizianagaram Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is central Eastern Ghats, about west of the Bay of Bengal and north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 228,02 ...

were upgraded as municipal corporations on 9 December 2015. '' In March 2021 former municipalities

Mangalagiri Municipality Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is the local self government in Mangalagiri, Tadepalle towns of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''Municipal Corporation''. Administration The municipality was establishm ...

and Tadepalli Municipality of Guntur district were merged to form

Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs Mangalagiri and Tadepalle city's and villages in the corresponding mandals of the Mangalagiri Assembly constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is the seco ...

''Source'':
Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs
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Municipalities

Municipalities in the state of

are categorised into 5 types. They are in the following hierarchy #Selection Grade Municipality- 8 #Special Grade Municipality- 8 #Grade - 1 Municipality- 15 #Grade - 2 Municipality- 30 #Grade - 3 Municipality- 18 Guntur district has the most municipalities with 12. ''Source'':
Statistical Information of ULBs and UDAs
'

Nagar panchayats

The state of

has a total of 30 nagar panchayats. Prakasam district has the most nagar panchayats of four.

Municipalities formation year

source of website is placed at the bottom of table. Above 28 are the municipalities formed before Independence. In 2005 Government of Andhra Pradesh have upgraded 12 areas as municipalities. In 2011 Government of Andhra Pradesh have upgraded 21 areas as municipalities. In 2012, 6 more Towns were upgraded as Municipal Bodies In 2020 Government of Andhra Pradesh has upgraded 10 areas as Municipal Bodies In 2021 Government of Andhra Pradesh has created 1 Municipal Corporation and 1 Municipality. ''Source of Formation Year'' http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ULBS.html Source: Directorate of town and country planning website

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