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Guntur
Full Members
Guntur Municipal Corporation
- Mayor
- vacant; Name of the Commissioner: Sri K Sudhakar; Name of the Special Officer holding the post of Mayor: Sri V N Vishnu IAS
- Member since
- 1996
- CITYNET Cluster
- Climate Change Climate Change
- Website
- http//www.gunturcorporation.org
Introduction
(2005)
A city of southeast India east-southeast of Hyderabad. Founded by the French in the 18th century, it was officially ceded to the British in 1823. Guntur is a city and district in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. The city has a population of around 512,000 people, making it the fourth-largest city in the state, and is the administrative center of Guntur District. One of the largest universities of India, Acharya Nagarjuna University, is located in Guntur city.
City Data (2009)
Population (persons) 512,000 Area (km2) 48.50 Number of Households 102,000 GDP per Capita (US$) Climate Hot and Humid in summer; 32.4 inches of rainfall annually Major Languages Telegu, Urdu and English Major Industries Agriculture market for Jute, Tobacco, Rice, Cotton, and Chilies Urban Issues and Projects
- Priority Concerns
- - E.g. Urban Transportation, Land-use Planning, Poverty Alleviation
- Main Projects and Contributions
- Transportation, Infrastructure, Housing, Land-use, Water Supply and Sanitation, SWM, Community participation, Information and Technology
- Technical Cooperation with Other Cities
- N/A
- Cooperation Offered
- - Incineration for SWM, Low Cost Housing, Sewerage System
- Cooperation Requested
- Knowledge about self help groups towards poverty alleviation