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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chintoor
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name = Chinturu
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| settlement_type = Mandal
| image_skyline = Settlements near Chintoor Forest.jpg
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| image_caption = Settlements near Chintoor
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.75|N|81.4|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Polavaram district|Polavaram]]
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| elevation_m = 35
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| demographics1_title2 = Indigenous
| demographics1_info2 = [[Koya language|Koya]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 507126
| registration_plate = AP
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'''Chintoor''' or '''Chinturu''' is a [[Tehsil|mandal]] in [[Polavaram district]] of the [[India]]n state [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of Chinturu revenue division with Yetapaka, Chinturu, Kunavaram and Vararamachandrapuram mandals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-31 |title=Floods snap road links between Andhra Pradesh & Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Telangana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/floods-snap-road-links-between-ap-odisha-chgarh-tgana/articleshow/102262347.cms |access-date=2026-03-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-26 |title=AP: Chinturu revenue division created with four mandals |url=https://www.ap7am.com/en/60430/ap-chinturu-revenue-division-created-with-four-mandals |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=ap7am.com |language=en}}</ref> It is in Alluri Sitarama Raju district.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subrahmanyam |first=Deekshitula |date=2022-11-22 |title=Six killed in a road mishap in Chinturu |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/six-killed-in-a-road-mishap-in-chinturu-770244 |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Chinturu has an average elevation of {{convert|35|m}}. Geo Coordinates: 17° 44' N 81° 23' E. Chinturu is situated besides the [[Sabari river]]. The Sabari is a sub river of the [[Godavari River|Godavari river]].

Tribals trek about 30 km daily for livelihood in this region.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhaskar |first=B. V. S. |date=2017-05-28 |title=Tribals trek 30 km daily for livelihood |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tribals-trek-30-km-daily-for-livelihood/article18593706.ece |access-date=2026-03-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==
[[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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{{Polavaram district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Polavaram district]]

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Chinturu mandal - Revision history

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