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Mangalagiri is a model town in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is a major suburb of Vijayawada and also part of Vijayawada metropolitan area. It is currently the 31st most populous city of Andhra Pradesh. The town is the headquarters of Mangalagiri mandal under Tenali revenue division. It is situated on National Highway 16 between Vijayawada and Guntur. The town was known to have existed since 225 B.C.

Ten villages namely Chinakakani, Kaza, Nutakki, Chinavadlapudi, Pedavadlapudi, Ramachandrapuram, Atamakuru, Nowluru, Yerrabalem, Nidamarru, Bethapudi are merged into Mangalagiri Municipality. The issue of the merger of the villages is now pending in the court.