Vizianagaram
Vijayanagaram | |
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Vizianagaram | |
![]() Clockwise from Top Left: Clock Tower (Ganta stambham), Vizianagaram Fort Balcony, View of Vizianagaram Town, Writings of the great writer Gurajada Apparao, Vizianagaram Fort Walls, Replica of a steam engine at Vizianagaram railway station | |
Nickname: Vizianagaram | |
Coordinates: 18°06′57″N 83°24′22″E / 18.1159°N 83.406°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Vizianagaram |
Incorporated (Municipality) | 1888 |
Founded by | Vijayaram Raj |
Wards | 50 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
• MLAs | Aditi Vijaya Lakshmi Gajapathi Raju |
• MP | Appalanaidu Kalisetti |
Area | |
• Total | 29.27 km2 (11.30 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 228,025 |
• Rank | 11th (in AP) |
Literacy | |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 535001 - 535006 |
Area code | +91–8922 |
Vehicle Registration | AP35 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3] |
Website | https://vizianagaram.ap.gov.in/public-utility-category/municipality/ |
Vizianagaram, also known as Vijayanagaram, is a city and the headquarters of the Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[5] It is located in the Eastern Ghats, about 24 km (15 mi) west of the Bay of Bengal and 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 228,025 and was established as the capital of the Vizianagaram estate by Raja Vijayaram Raj from the Pusapati dynasty. The rulers had a notable role in the history of the region in the 18th century and were patrons of education and arts.[6]