West Godavari district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Paddy fields near Bhimavaram, Rachuru village, Ramalingeshwaraswamy Temple in Ksheerarama, Godavari at Achanta, Someshwara Swamy Temple | |
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Coordinates: 16°07′N 81°01′E / 16.117°N 81.017°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Region | Coastal Andhra |
Headquarters | Bhimavaram |
Mandals | 20 |
Government | |
• District collector | Shri. Naga Rani (IAS Collector & District Magistrate) |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Narsapuram |
• MP | Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma |
• Assembly constituencies | 07 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,278 km2 (880 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,844,898 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 468,924 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 74.63% |
• Sex ratio | 1004 |
PIN | 534201[3] |
Vehicle registration | AP-37 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[4] |
Major highways | NH-16,NH-165, NH-216, NH-216A, NH-365BB, NH-516D, NH-516E |
Website | westgodavari |
The West Godavari district is a coastal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with an administrative headquarters in Bhimavaram.[5] As of the 2011 Census of India, the district has an area of 2,178 km2 (841 sq mi) and a population of 1,779,935.[6] It is bounded by the Krishna district and Bay of Bengal to the south, East Godavari district to the east, and Eluru district, Kolleru Lake and Upputeru Drain to the northwest.[7]