Georgepeta

Georgepeta Georgetown
village
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Population
• Total	3,000
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	533464
Telephone code	0884
Vehicle registration	AP 05
Nearest city	Yanam
Lok Sabha constituency	Amalapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mummidivaram
Climate	hot (Köppen)
Website	www.georgepeta.blogspot.com

Georgepeta is the major panchayath village in Thallarevu mandal in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Georgepeta has a historical background, Georgepeta the name proposed by a British emperor George. He named this village as Georgepeta. Due to a fast developing of industries and cultures in this village later renamed as George Town.

The Georgepeta revenue previously part in Neelapalle Panchayath and it was separated from Neelapalli revenue in the year 1972. In olden days, this town was used for storing tobacco by the British people. Every year people of this village celebrate Mukkoti Ekadasi and nellapalli amma thertham at the year ends.

At the time of British period, coins were minted from this place. Well known persons played vital role and fought against the neighboring French rules at Yanam and at last they succeeded in merging Yanam in India during Nehru's prime minister. S D Srinivas Sr.Advocate, Phani Kumar Saladi, Sr.Civil Engineer, Tilak Kumar Kanuri, Kalyan Saladi ,KOLA SURYA PRAKASH working as GROUP- A GAZETTED OFFICER Assistant Professor Dept of Computer Science at Dr.S.R.K.GOVT ARTS COLLEGE,YANAM.kola sateesh kumar working as Engineer at singapore. are one of the notable persons from this place..