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'''Bheemunipatnam''' mandal is one of the 11 mandals in [[Visakhapatnam district]]. It is under the administration of [[Visakhapatnam revenue division]] and the headquarters is located at Bheemunipatnam. The Mandal is bounded by [[Padmanabham]], [[Anandapuram]] mandals in Visakhapatnam District and [[Bhogapuram]] mandal in Vizianagaram District. It is a major Suburb and got merged in [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]]. Organisations like [[INS Kalinga]] is located in this area.<ref name="indiagrowing">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiagrowing.com/Andhra_Pradesh/Visakhapatnam/Visakhapatnam(u)/Mulagada|title=Mulagada - Village in Visakhapatnam(u) Mandal|website=indiagrowing.com|accessdate=2017-12-17}}</ref><ref name="census2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/district/130-visakhapatnam-andhra-pradesh.html|website=census2011.co.in|title=Mandals in Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=2017-12-17}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1802, Visakhapatnam was formed when the [[Northern Circars]] were split into five districts. <ref name=’toi’>{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/first-formed-under-the-empire-aps-map-shaped-and-reshaped-over-two-centuries/articleshow/90528597.cms | title= AP new districts: First formed under the empire, Andhra Pradesh’s map shaped and reshaped over two centuries |work = Umamaheswara Rao |publisher= The Times of India, 30 March 2022| access-date = 27 January 2024}}</ref>[[Srikakulam district]] was carved out of Vishakhapatnam district in 1950<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.indiastatdistricts.com/andhrapradesh/srikakulam-district | title= District level information of Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh) |publisher= IndiaStatDistricts | access-date = 27 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=’toi’/> [[Vizianagaram district]] was formed in 1979 by transferring some portions of Srikakulam and Viskhapatnam districts. <ref name=’toi’/> <br />
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In 2022, as a part of the raising the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26, Visakhapatnam district was split into three districts – [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]], [[Anakapalli district]] and [[Visakhapatnam district]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.yovizag.com/visakhapatnam-divided-into-3-new-districts-by-the-ap-state-government/ | title= Visakhapatnam divided into 3 new districts by the AP State Government |publisher= Yo!Vizag| access-date = 27 January 2024}}</ref><br />
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== Towns and villages ==<br />
{{As of|2011}} [[census of India|census]], Kapuluppada is the most populated and Ramayogi Agraharam is the least populated settlement in the mandal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Visakhapatnam District|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=13|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171612/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=13|archive-date=2014-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> The mandal consists of 26 settlements. It includes 1 town and 25 villages. Bheemunipatnam municipality was merged with [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Two municipalities merged in GVMC|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130731/news-politics/article/two-municipalities-merged-gvmc|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=18 February 2015|location=Visakhapatnam|date=31 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218121411/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130731/news-politics/article/two-municipalities-merged-gvmc|archivedate=18 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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The settlements in the mandal are listed below:<br />
{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|<br />
# Amanam<br />
#Annavaram<br />
# [[Bheemunipatnam]]† ([[GVMC]] part)<br />
# Bodamettapalem<br />
# Chepaluppada<br />
# Chippada<br />
# Chittivalasa<br />
# Dakamarri<br />
# J.V. Agraharam<br />
# K.V. Bhumulu<br />
# Kapuluppada<br />
# Kothavalasa<br />
# Kummaripualem<br />
# [[Majjipeta]]<br />
# Majjivalasa<br />
# Mulakuddu<br />
# Nagarapalem<br />
# Narayanarajupeta<br />
# Nerallavalasa<br />
# [[Nidigattu]]<br />
# Ramayogi Agrahram<br />
# Sangivalasa<br />
# Singanabanda<br />
# Tallavalasa<br />
# Tatituru<br />
# [[Thagarapuvalasa]]<br />
}}<br />
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''Note:'' †–Mandal headquarter<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Visakhapatnam district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Visakhapatnam district]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mandals in Visakhapatnam district]]</div>Kamal Guha