district headquarters, Guntur, and just south west of Vijayawada and also to the north west of Tenali by road. It lies on hilly terrain. It falls under Seismic Zone 3. Climate The climate in Mangalagiri is tropical. The hottest months are from March–May and the coolest months from December–January. It receives south-west monsoon in the months of July–October and north–east monsoons in mid December. The average annual rainfall is . The summer temperatures varies from and the winter temperatures from . Demographics Census of India, the town had a population of with 19,137 households. The total population constitute, males and —a sex ratio of 1015 females per 1000 males. children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which are boys and are girls —a ratio of 979 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 76.16% with literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. Governance Civic Administration Mangalagiri Municipality is the civic body of the city, which oversees the civic needs like, water supply, sewage, garbage collection etc. It was establishment in the year 1969 and has an extent of In March 2021 Tadepalli Municipality and Mangalagiri Municipality was merged along with corresponding villages and formed Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation. Wards composition Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation has a total of 50 election wards. The composition of the municipality is of two types, one is Elected Wing, headed by Municipal Council and the second is Executive Wing, headed by Municipal commissioner. In 2015, the municipality received Green Leaf Awards 2015 in the category of Best Municipality, which was organized by NGO Sukuki Exnora. Mangalagiri municipality and its out growths of Navuluru and Atmakur are a part of Vijayawada urban agglomeration. Politics Mangalagiri town is a part of Mangalagiri Assembly constituency for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Alla Rama Krishna Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency representing YSRCP. The assembly segment is in turn a part of Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, which was won by Galla Jayadev of Telugu Desam Party. Economy The production of handcrafted dyed fabric is the major occupation of the town, which is as old as 500 years. Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics was registered as one of the geographical indication from Andhra Pradesh. Tourism Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is the abode of Lord Vishnu, who manifested himself as Thotadri, is present in Mangalagiri. There are three Narasimha Swamy temples. Undavalli caves, located in Undavalli,