Penamaluru Mandal is the major suburb of Vijayawada.It is under the administration of Vuyyuru revenue division and its headquarters are located at Penamaluru.

[2][3] The mandal lies on the banks of Krishna River and is bounded by Vijayawada (urban), Vijayawada (rural) and Kankipadu mandals.

[4] The mandal is also a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.

15,682 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 7,970 are boys and 7,712 are girls.

The average literacy rate stands at 80.39% with 122,471 literates.