Tenali
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Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality, and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division.[5] The city is renowned for art, culture, drama, and hence, it is called Andhra Paris.[6] It is one of the twelve urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region[7] and the twelfth most populous town in the state, with a population of 199,345 as of 2011. Tenali town is also part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA).
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Tenali
Andhra Paris | |
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Etymology: Teravali | |
Nickname: Andhra Paris | |
Coordinates: 16.239°N 80.645°E / 16.239; 80.645 | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Guntur |
Incorporated (town) | 1909 |
Incorporated (city) | 2011 |
Wards | 70 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Body | Tenali Municipality |
• Mayor | YSRCP |
• Municipal Commissioner | Jaswant Rao |
• MLA | Annabathuni Siva Kumar |
• MP | Galla Jayadev |
Area | |
• Total | 31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 164,937 |
• Rank | 18th (in state) |
• Households | 67,890 |
Literacy | |
• Literates | 124,618 |
• Literacy rate | 87.75% |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 5222xx, 522201, 522202, 522307 |
Telephone code | +91–8644 |
Vehicle registration | AP-07 |
Website | tenali |
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Tenali Rama, one of the eight poets and jester of the early 16th century Vijayanagara ruler Krishnadevaraya, hailed from Tenali.