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Visakhapatnam district

Visakhapatnam district
Lighthouse at Visakhapatnam beach road
Location of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh
Map
Interactive map outlining district
Coordinates: 17°42′N 83°18′E / 17.7°N 83.3°E / 17.7; 83.3
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
RegionUttara Andhra
Created1 April 1936
HeadquartersVisakhapatnam
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • District collector and magistrateM N Harendhira Prasad IAS [1]
 • Lok Sabha constituencies01 constituency
 • Assembly constituencies06 constituencies
Area
 • Total
1,048 km2 (405 sq mi)
 • Rank26th
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
1,959,544
 • Rank13th
 • Density1,869.8/km2 (4,843/sq mi)
  • Rank1st
 • Urban
[2]: 14 
1,757,542
 • Sex ratio
1,006♀️/1,000♂️
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Literacy
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
530xxx
Area codes+91–0891
ISO 3166 codeIN-AP
Vehicle registrationAP-31, AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
GDP(2022-23)119,268 crore (US$14 billion) [4]
Per capita income (2022–23)483,892 (US$5,600)[5]
Websitevisakhapatnam.ap.gov.in

Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district[6]) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam.[2]: 14  It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Pradesh state. The district shares borders within the north and east, Vizianagaram district and South Anakapalli district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south.[7]: 15   It is also said that visakhpatnam is taken from ishaqapatnam referring to ishaq mandina auliya a saint whose shrine is located nearby the port.

  1. ^ https://visakhapatnam.ap.gov.in/
  2. ^ a b c d e "District Census Hand Book – Visakhapatnam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ https://des.ap.gov.in/MainPage.do?mode=menuBind&tabname=publications
  5. ^ https://des.ap.gov.in/MainPage.do?mode=menuBind&tabname=publications
  6. ^ Pradhāna, Rāmacandra (2008). Raj to Swaraj: A Textbook on Colonialism and Nationalism in India. Macmillan India. ISBN 978-0-230-63406-0.
  7. ^ "District Census Hand Book : Visakhapatnam (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

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