Guntur

Also known as Garthapuri

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Settlement.name: Guntur
Settlement.other_name: Garthapuri
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: GunturCollage06022017.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from Top Left: Guntur Medical College, General Hospital, Iskcon Temple, Guntur Municipal Corporation, Chuttugunta Centre, One-Town Centre, A park with pond in Gujjanagundla.
Settlement.nickname: Land of Chillies
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Andhra Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andhra Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Coastal Andhra
Settlement.established_title1: Incorporated (Municipality)
Settlement.established_date1: 1866
Settlement.established_title2: Incorporated (Corporation)
Settlement.established_date2: 1994

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Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is located on the Eastern Coastal Plains approximately south-west of the state capital Amaravati. According to data from the 2011 Census of India, Guntur had a population of 743,354 in that year, making it the third-most-populous city in the state, and occupies of land. The city is the heartland of the state, located in the center of Andhra Pradesh and making it a central part connecting different regions.

The city is home to numerous state government offices and agencies. being part of the district capital and being in close proximity to the state capital Amaravati. The city is about 1100 miles south of the national capital New Delhi. It is classified as a Y-grade city as per the Seventh Central Pay Commission. It is the 24th most densely populated city in the world and 11th in India. Guntur is estimated to have current population of around 0.9 million.

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