title: VGTM Urban Development Authority
text: # VGTM Urban Development Authority
  
  VGTM Urban Development Authority (abbreviated:VGTM–UDA) (also known as Vijayawada Guntur Tenali Mangalagiri Urban Development Authority) is an urban planning agency in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in the year 1978 and covers Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Mangalagiri and its surrounding areas.
  
  ## Jurisdiction
  
  VGTM–UDA is spread over an area of 1,954 $km^2$ (754 sq mi) and was expanded to 7,063 $km^2$ (2,727 sq mi) in 2012. The region constitute thirteen urban local bodies, three municipal corporations (Vijayawada, Guntur, Mangalgiri&Tadepalli) and eight municipalities (Gudivada, Nuzvid, Jaggayyapet, Tenali, Sattenapalli, Ponnuru, YSRTadigadapa, Kondapalli) and two Nagar panchayats (nandiagam, Vuyyuru).
  
  ## Defunct
  
  It was dissolved to form a new authority in the name of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority.
  
  