Gopalapatnam

Gopalapatnam గొపాలపట్నం
Suburb Area in Visakhapatnam
Gopalapatnam Main Road
Gopalapatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°44′33″N 83°19′1″E / 17.74250°N 83.31694°ECoordinates: 17°44′33″N 83°19′1″E / 17.74250°N 83.31694°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Government
• Body	Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	530027

Gopalapatnam is at the Western side of the city of Visakhapatnam.

History

In 1942, Sri Gopala Raju - a wealthy man used to live in the area whose name was put for the area. He used to rule Kota gutta, Enugula Dwaram, Gurrala Cheruvu, Taati Penda areas which were united to form the present Gopalapatnam.

Commercial area

Gopalapatnam is a big business center with many kinds of shops, markets, and shopping malls. It is the centre for shopping for many suburbs and villages.

Transport

Gopalapatnam has an APSRTC bus depot, making it a hub of many buses bound to all parts of the city.

Simhachalam Railway station

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The closest Railway stations are at Simhachalam and North Simhachalam.

Schools

There are many schools here catering to all budgets.

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