Gollaprolu

Gollaprolu
Town
Fields between Pithapuram and Gollaprolu
Gollaprolu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17.1672°N 82.2847°E / 17.1672; 82.2847
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kakinada
Talukas	Gollaprolu
Government
• Type	Urban local body GUDA
• Body	Gollaprolu municipal council
Area [1]
• Total	50.10 km^2 (19.34 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	45,768
• Rank	102
• Density	910/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	533445
Telephone code	+91–8869
Vehicle Registration	AP05 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
Website	gollaprolu.cdma.ap.gov.in

Gollaprolu is a town in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality in Gollaprolu mandal of Kakinada revenue division. Business is the main occupation of this town.[2] The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority.[4]

Geography

The region is cyclone-prone with agricultural dependant.[5] The villagers are known for growing one of the most sought after varieties of hot pepper and is famous for the production of onions, ground nuts, cotton and rice.[6]

Governance

The town was upgraded from Gram panchayat to Municipality on 23 June 2011.

Transport

Gollaprolu is located on National Highway 216.Gollaprolu Railway Station is located on Howrah-Chennai main line. Rajahmundry Airport is 60km from the town.

Education

Sri Seth Peraji Lumbaji Zilla Parishat High School

References

1. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
2. "District Census Handbook - East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,324. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
3. "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
4. "Constitution of Godavari Urban Development Authority with headquarters at Godavari" (PDF). Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
5. "Dr. MVR Prathamika Patasala, Gollaprolu". Asha for Education. 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
6. Radhika Malpani. "School In Gollaprolu". ILP Projects. Archived from the original on 25 March 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2007.

External links

• Dr. Satyanarayana Gavarasana (2000). "A report on Dr. M. V. R. Memorial MPP Elementary School Day Function held on February 5, 2000". ECO Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2007.