Visakhapatnam district

district of Andhra Pradesh, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Andhra Pradesh
Region: Uttara Andhra
Created: 1 April 1936
Headquarters: Visakhapatnam
Administrative divisions: 02 revenue divisions 11 mandals
District collector and magistrate: M N Harendhira Prasad IAS
Lok sabha constituencies: 01 constituency
Assembly constituencies: 06 constituencies
Total: 1,048 km (405 sq mi)
Rank: 26th
Density: 1,869.8/km (4,843/sq mi)
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Visakhapatnam district is a district in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Pradesh state. The district shares borders with Vizianagaram district in north and south-east and with Anakapalli district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south.

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