Visakhapatnam district | |
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Lighthouse at Visakhapatnam beach road | |
.svg) Location of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh | |
 Interactive map outlining district | |
| Coordinates: 17°42′N 83°18′E / 17.7°N 83.3°E | |
| 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] |
| GDP(2022-23) | ₹119,268 crore (US$14 billion) [3] |
| Per capita income (2022–23) | ₹483,892 (US$5,800)[4] |
| Website | vishakapatnam |
Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district[5]) 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.[6]: 15
- ^ a b c d e "District Census Hand Book – Visakhapatnam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://des.ap.gov.in/MainPage.do?mode=menuBind&tabname=publications
- ^ https://des.ap.gov.in/MainPage.do?mode=menuBind&tabname=publications
- ^ Pradhāna, Rāmacandra (2008). Raj to Swaraj: A Textbook on Colonialism and Nationalism in India. Macmillan India. ISBN 978-0-230-63406-0.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book : Visakhapatnam (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2019.