As per the
2011 Census of India, towns with population of 100,000 and above are called "cities".
Visakhapatnam is the most populated city, with a population of 2,278,000 after the merger of surrounding towns into Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (VMC) and it being upgraded to
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (
GVMC). There have been proposals to merge some nearby villages to
Vijayawada,
Kakinada, and
Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporations.
Visakhapatnam,
Kakinada, and
Tirupati are being developed as
smart cities by
Government of India under
Smart Cities Mission. In 2021 Managaliri and Tadepalli Municipalities and villages in mandals were merged to form
Mangalagiri-Tadepalli.
The cities written in bold are the headquarters of their respective district. This is a 2011 population census of
M /
M.Corp + O.G.of cities. (
M -
Municipality,
M.Corp -
Municipal corporation,
O.G. -
Out growth) •
Kurnool includes
Kallur Village which was merged into
Kurnool Municipal Corporation. •
Guntur includes ten villages, namely Adavitakkellapadu, Ankireddypalem, Gorantla, Chowdavaram, Etukuru,
Nallapadu,
Pedakakani,
Pedapalakaluru, and Pothuru, which were merged into
Guntur Municipal Corporation. == See also ==