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.^[5] The city is renowned for art, cultural, drama and hence, it is often referred with the nickname as Andhra Paris.^[6] It is one of the twelve urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region^[7] and the twelfth most populous city in the state with a population of 199345 As of 2011 population. Tenali City is also part of Andhrapradesh Capital Region (APCRDA).Tenali Ramakrishna, one of the eight poets and jester of Maharaja Krishnadevaraya, hails from Tenali.

History

The 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.^[5] One such example is the inscriptions in Ramalingeswara temple, dating back to the 16th century AD.

Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Guntur	Guntur
Incorporated (town)	1909
Incorporated (city)	2011
Wards	70
Government [1]
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Tenali Municipality
• Municipal Commissioner	Venkata Krishna
• MLA	Annabathuni Siva Kumar
• MP	Galla Jayadev
Area [2]
• Total	31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	164,937
• Rank	14th (in state)
• Households	67,890
Literacy
• Literates	194,618
• Literacy rate	87.75%
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)