Guntur
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Guntur ( pronunciation ); is a city in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. It is also the mandal headquarters of Guntur mandal of Guntur revenue division. It is the second largest city by area and third most populous in the state, with a population of 743,354, and an urban agglomeration population of 1,028,667.