Tenali
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Tenali తెనాలి |
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Martyrs' Memorial located at Ranaranga chowk in Tenali
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| Nickname(s): Andhra Paris | |
 Tenali
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| Coordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.2429°N 80.6400°ECoordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.2429°N 80.6400°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
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Tenali Municipality APCRDA (urban planning agency) |
| • Member of parliament | Galla Jayadev (Telugu Desam Party) |
| • MLA | Alapati Rajendra Prasad |
| • Municipal commissioner | S.Shakuntala |
| • Chairperson | K.Tulasi Das |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.63 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 21st |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 164,937 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 9,950/km2 (25,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 522 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | AP–7 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Guntur |
| Assembly constituency | Tenali |
| Website | tenali |
Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, cultural, drama and hence, it is often referred with the nickname as Andhra Paris. It is also a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and the seventeenth most populous city in the state with a population of 164,937.
The word Tenali was transformed from Teravali.
Andhra–Satavahana dynasty ruled the region around the present city From 225 B.C. to 225 A.D.. The relics found in the excavations around Tenali reveal the existence of Jainism and Buddhism in the ancient days. One such example is the inscriptions in Ramalingeswara temple, dating back to 16th century AD.
It is located in the Coastal Andhra region of the state. Tenali is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of the district headquarters, Guntur, and 37 kilometres (23 mi) south of Vijayawada by road. It lies on the Eastern coastal plains. It has an average altitude of 15 metres (49 ft).
Climate
The city experiences tropical climate with an average annual temperature of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F). May is the hottest and December is the coolest month of the year. The annual precipitation is about 1,017 millimetres (40 in) and the month of August receives the highest precipitation with 202 millimetres (8 in) of rainfall.
As of 2011[update]census of India, the city had a population of 164,937 with 43,604 households. The total population constitute, 81,427 males and 83,510 females —a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 14,340 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 7,347 are boys and 6,993 are girls—a ratio of 952 per 1000. The density of the population is per 9950/km2. The average literacy rate stands at 75.56% with 1,24,618 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.
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