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| headquarters = [[Dharmavaram, Anantapur district|Dharmavaram]]<br />
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'''Dharmavaram Municipality''' is the [[Self-governance|local self-government]] of the city of [[Dharmavaram, Anantapur district|Dharmavaram]], located in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is classified as a ''selection grade municipality''.<ref name="civicbody">{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=29 January 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archivedate=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The [[municipality]] was formed in 1964.<ref name="civicbody" /><br />
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==Administration==<br />
The municipality is spread over an area of {{convert|40.45|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and has 40 election wards.<ref name="civicbody" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dharmavarammunicipality.org/Conusilers.aspx|title=Dharmavaram Municipal Corporation|website=dharmavarammunicipality.org|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref> The present chairperson of the municipality is Beere Gopala Krishna and the commissioner is B.Rama Mohan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities|url=http://amrut.gov.in/writereaddata/AMRUT_Cities-_Contact_details_of_Heads.pdf|website=Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=28 March 2016|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and achievements==<br />
In 2015, it is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as ''[[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation]] (AMRUT)''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vadlapatla|first1=Sribala|title=Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Amaravati-among-31-AP-cities-selected-for-Amruth-development/articleshow/48431080.cms|accessdate=18 December 2015|work=The Times of India|date=11 August 2015|location=Hyderabad}}</ref> In 2015, as per the ''[[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]]'' of the [[Ministry of Urban Development]], Dharmavaram Municipality was ranked 224th in the country.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandeep Kumar|first1=S|title=Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/small-towns-fare-better-in-swachh-bharat-rankings/article7520320.ece|accessdate=30 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=10 August 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:1964 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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[[Category:Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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