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Visakhapatnam (/ v ɪ ˌ s ɑː k ə ˈ p ʌ t n ə m /; formerly known as Vizagapatam, [16] and also referred to as Vizag, Visakha, and Waltair) [1] [17] [18] is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [19] It is between the Eastern Ghats and the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Under the jurisdiction of VMRDA, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR), comprises, Visakhapatnam city and the districts Anakapalli, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. [7] It is spread over an area of 7,328.86 km 2 (2,829.69 sq mi) and has a population of 40.7 lakhs according to 2011 census. [8] The below table list the urban areas of VMR:
Simhachalam temple is one of the ancient and richest temple in Andhra Pradesh and its major religious center for Hinduism in Visakhapatnam [10] Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Temple is located in Burujupeta in Old town area the people of Visakhapatnam adore the god as locale god especially Women Devotes; Sri Sampath Vinayagar Temple is situated Asilmetta area
Visakhapatnam Airport [5] (IATA: VTZ, ICAO: VOVZ), officially known as Visakhapatnam International Airport, is a customs airport in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It also operates as a civil enclave on the Indian Navy airbase, INS Dega. It lies between the city localities of NAD X Road and Gajuwaka. The airport covers an area of 350 acres.
The British, in response, surrendered at 11 pm on the same day, leading to the victory of Bussy. Subsequently, Bussy took charge of establishing order in Vizag and departed from the city with his army in 1758. Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju of Vizianagara Samsthanam occupied Vizag in 1758, helping the British regain their settlements. [25]
Visakhapatnam district is currently a part of the Red corridor. [14] On 3 April 2022, Government of Andhra Pradesh created 13 new districts in the state, hence the district was once again divided into three i.e., Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts. This made Vizag the only district with 90% urban population in AP.
Visakha Utsav is a tourism event every year conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation and Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority at Visakhapatnam. [ 1 ] History
VMRDA Headquarters at Siripuram, Visakhapatnam. Under the jurisdiction of VMRDA, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR), comprises, Visakhapatnam city and the districts of Vizianagaram,Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli. It is spread over an area of 7,328.86 km 2 (2,829.69 sq mi) [6] [7] and has a population of 40.7 lakhs according to the 2011 ...