Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division. It is the fourth most populous city in the state. It is at a distance of 700 km from state's Executive capital Visakhapatnam  and about 170 km north of Chennai, Tamilnadu and also about 380 km east-northeast of Bangalore, Karnataka. Nellore City accounts for 65% of the urban population of Nellore District.




History
Nellore was previously known as Neelapattana. The city is said to have been named after the Goddess Nelli who is an incarnation of Mahalakshmi and also a form of Shakti. It has been ruled by many different dynasties, including the Cholas, Gajapathis, Vijayanagar Empire and Madurai Nayaks. In 1901 it had a population of 21,205 people living in around 1120 houses within its municipal limits.

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