Samalkota

Samarlakota
Town
Samalkota
Samarlakota Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17.0531°N 82.1695°E / 17.0531; 82.1695
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kakinada district
Area
• Total	14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	56,864
• Rank	3rd in East Godavari dist
• Density	4,039/km2 (10,460/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	533 440
Telephone code	+91-884
Vehicle Registration	AP05 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)

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Samalkota, commonly known as Samarlakota, is a town in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town forms a part of Kakinada Urban Development Authority. It was previously known as Chamarlakota, which dates back to a local kaifiyat that was written in the mid-eighteenth century.