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'''Gopalapatnam''' is a neighborhood in the city of [[Visakhapatnam]] in the [[Visakhapatnam district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].

==Etymology==
Gopalapatnam was named after Sri Gopala Raju. He once ruled the areas of Kota Gutta, Enugula Dwaram, Gurrala Cheruvu, and Taati Penda, which were later united to form the present Gopalapatnam.

==History==
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’/>

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>

==Geography==
Gopalapatnam is located around 4 km from [[Visakhapatnam Airport]] and around 8 km from the [[Visakhapatnam railway station|Visakhapatnam Railway Station]]. The neighborhood is served by the Waltair Division's Simhachalam Railway Station. The station is located at the center of the neighborhood connecting the [[Highways]] [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH-16]] and [[State Highway 39 (Andhra Pradesh)|SH-39]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/heavy-security-for-chandanotsavam-at-simhachalam-temple-in-ap/article27044230.ece|title=Heavy security for 'Chandanotsavam' at Simhachalam temple in A.P.|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-05-06|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Gopalapatnam lies to the west of Visakhapatnam City and is loosely bordered by Gajuwaka to the south and Seethammadhara to the north, Pendurthi to the west, and Marripalem to the east.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-11-10/GVMC-to-launch-BRTS-works-soon/440043|title=GVMC to launch BRTS works soon|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2018-11-11|website=www.thehansindia.com|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref>

It is located within the jurisdiction of the [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]], which is responsible for the area's civic amenities. It is located on the western fringe of Visakhapatnam.<ref name=mapsofindia>{{cite news|title=location|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/visakhapatnam/localities/gopalapatnam.html|access-date=11 July 2015|work=maps of india|date=15 December 2016}}</ref> The [[Visakhapatnam gas leak]] occurred in the neighborhood on 7 May, 2020.

The Gopalapatnam Mandal is one of the 11 mandals of the Visakhapatnam District. It is under the administration of the [[Visakhapatnam revenue division|Visakhapatnam Revenue Division]], which is headquartered in Gopalapatnam. The Mandal is neighbored by the [[Gajuwaka]], [[Seethammadhara]], and [[Pendurthi]] mandals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-residential-colony-faces-infrastructure-woes/article4787103.ece|title=Visakhapatnam residential colony faces infrastructure woes|last=Sarma|first=G. V. Prasada|date=2013-06-06|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Wards===
The Gopalapatnam Mandal consists of the following wards:

{{Columns-list|
# Butchirajpalem
# Gopalapatnam
# [[Kancharapalem]]
# Kapparada
# [[Madhavadhara]]
# [[Marripalem]]
# Pullambatlapalem
# Venkatapuram
}}

==Economy==
LG Polymers operates a 200 acre styrene plant in the RR Venkatapuram village near Gopalapatnam, which was the site of the [[Visakhapatnam gas leak]].

==Transport==
[[File: Simhachalam Railway Station View.jpg|left|thumb|180px| [[Simhachalam]] Railway station]]
Gopalapatnam is well connected by road, with [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH16]] and [[State Highway 39 (Andhra Pradesh)|SH39]] passing through the mandal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/soon-alternative-road-to-gopalapatnam-will-ease-traffic-snarls-at-nad-junction/articleshow/65746218.cms|title=Soon, alternative road to Gopalapatnam will ease traffic snarls at NAD junction {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Times of India|last=Sep 10|first=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-01|last3=Ist|first3=2:37}}</ref> It also has major district roads connecting it to nearby mandals and Visakhapatnam. The [[APSRTC]] runs bus services from the Gopalapatnam bus station to major parts of the state and Visakhapatnam.

==See also==
* [[Visakhapatnam district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Visakhapatnam district]]

==References==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Visakhapatnam district]]

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Kamal Guha at 03:57, 28 January 2024