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Nellore
Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nelluru Vikirama Simhapuri | |
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City | |
SPSR Nellore | |
![]() Clockwise from top left: Nellore City View, Narayana Colleges, A Ship at Krishnapatnam Port, Gopuram of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Nellore. | |
Nickname: Shrimp Capital of India | |
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Coordinates: 14°27′N 79°59′E / 14.45°N 79.99°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andhra Pradesh![]() |
District | Nellore |
Incorporated (Municipality) | 1 November 1866 |
Incorporated (Corporation) | 2004 |
Named for | Indian gooseberry |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Nellore Municipal Corporation |
• MP | Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy |
Area | |
• City | 149.2 km2 (57.6 sq mi) |
Population | |
• City | 600,869 |
• Rank | 4th (in AP) |
• Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 600,869 |
Demonym | Nellorean |
Literacy | |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 524001-524005 |
Area code | +91–861 |
Vehicle registration | AP-39 |
Website | nellore |
Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River,[4] in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[5] It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division.[6] It is the fourth most populous city in the state. It is at a distance of 279 kilometres (173 mi) from Vijayawada and about 170 km (110 mi) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu and also about 380 km (240 mi) east-northeast of Bangalore, Karnataka.