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Visakhapatnam serves as the headquarters for the Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command. [33] The city also serves as the zonal headquarters of South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR). The city is also home to the oldest shipyard and the only natural harbour on the east coast of India. [34] Visakhapatnam Port is the fifth-busiest cargo port in India.
During the British rule in India, Visakhapatnam emerged as a district in the year 1802. Chicacole (present-day Srikakulam) which was in Visakhapatnam district was incorporated into Ganjam when the latter was formed as a district. [8] On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province.
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:
RK Beach Visakhapatnam is famous for beaches and RK Beach is popular and is situated in Central Visakhapatnam [8] Rushikonda Beach is popular tourist destination and cleanest beach in the city, this beach revived Blue Flag beach and one of the rarest beach India achieved this feat [9]
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Visakhapatnam port inner harbour view. Although the need for building a port on the east coast to access Central Provinces was felt by the British in the 19th century, the proposal of Col. H.Cartwright Reid of British Admiralty for constructing a harbour at Visakhapatnam was approved by the Government only after the First World War.
Visakhapatnam is a city of South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. old MCV is considered as the central part of city, East and Some Western Parts of city. Visakhapatnam city divided as North, South, central, East, West and suburbs of Northern, Southern and Western. [1] [2]
India: State: Andhra Pradesh: District: Visakhapatnam: Government ... Madhavadhara is a residential area of the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, India.