Visakhapatnam district
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Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district[3]) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam.[1]: 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.[4]: 15
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Visakhapatnam district | |
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Coordinates: 17.7°N 83.3°E / 17.7; 83.3 | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Region | Uttara Andhra |
Created | 1 April 1936 |
Headquarters | Visakhapatnam |
Administrative Divisions | |
Government | |
• District collector and magistrate | A. Mallikarjuna IAS |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | 01 constituency |
• Assembly constituencies | 06 constituencies |
Area | |
• Total | 1,048 km2 (405 sq mi) |
• Rank | 26th |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,959,544 |
• Rank | 13th |
• Density | 1,869.8/km2 (4,843/sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
• Urban [1]: 14 | 1,757,542 |
• Sex ratio | 1,006♀️/1,000♂️ |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Literacy | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Postal Index Number | 530xxx |
Area codes | +91–0891 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AP |
Vehicle registration | AP-31, AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[2] |
Website | vishakapatnam |
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