Kakinada Municipal Corporation

Kakinada Municipal Corporation
కాకినాడ నగరపాలక సంస్థ
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Leadership
Commissioner
S.Aleem Basha
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Kakinada Municipal corporation

Kakinada Municipal Corporation is the civic body of Kakinada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1]

Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the corporation is spread over an of 30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi) and the population as per the 2011 Census of India was 312,538.[2] It started to expand from 1920, when it was only 20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi) and the population was just over 50,000. The urban agglomeration area of Kakinada is spread over an area of 57.36 km2 (22.15 sq mi). The urban agglomeration constituents includes the areas of Kakinada municipal corporation, census towns of Chidiga, Ramanayyapeta, Suryaraopeta and the out growths of Ganganapalle, Sarpavaram, Vakalapudi and Turangi.[1][3]

Administration

The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by the Mayor. The present commissioner of the corporation is S.Aleem Basha.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kakinada Profile". Kakinada Municipal Corporation. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. "Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
  3. "District Census Handbook - East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. p. 3,16–17. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. "Commisioner". Kakinada Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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