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Ongole
Ongole | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Historic Andhra Baptist Mission High School (estd:19th Century) which was upgraded to Junior College | |
 Interactive map | |
.svg)  Ongole Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°30′22″N 80°02′56″E / 15.506°N 80.049°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Incorporated (Municipality) | 1876 |
| Incorporated (Corporation) | 25 January 2012 |
| Wards | 50 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Ongole Municipal Corporation |
| • MLAs | Damacharla Janardhana Rao, (Telugu Desam Party) |
| • MP | Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, (Telugu Desam Party) |
| • Municipal commissioner | Kanthamaneni Sakunthala |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.45 km2 (51.14 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 252,739 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| • Households | 51,768 |
| Households[4] | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literates | 153,628 |
| • Literacy rate | 83.04% |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 523001, 523002, 523286 |
| Area code | +91–8592 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
| Website | ongole |
Ongole (Telugu pronunciation: [oŋɡoːlu]) is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district.[5][6] It is known for Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen.[7]
- ^ "Ongole Municipal Corporation publishes voter classification list". The Hans India. Ongole. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Municipality Profile". ongole.cdma.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Population statistics". Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b "District Census Hand Book : Prakasam (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. p. 48. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals)" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. pp. 157, 178. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ India, The Hans (3 December 2017). "Ongole Cattle". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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