Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam
State :	India
State :	Andhra Pradesh
District :	Visakhapatnam
Location :	17 ° 43 ′  N , 83 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 17 ° 43 ′  N , 83 ° 18 ′  E
Height :	28 m
Residents :	1,730,320 (2011)

Visakhapatnam ( Telugu : విశాఖపట్నం ; also Vishakhapatnam or Vizag ) is a port city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with 1.7 million inhabitants. The city is one of the fastest growing centers in India and a special economic zone .

The city can be used as a starting point for excursions to the Borra Caves , known beyond India's borders, or the Araku Valley .

economy

Visakhapatnam benefits significantly from the special economic zone and is connected to the free trade zone 25 kilometers south of the city by a railway line. Raw materials such as iron and manganese are exported through the city , and there is also a strong industry in the city. There is, among other things, a steel mill , an oil refinery and other petrochemical plants. Shipbuilding in the city's shipyards has also been an important industry in the coastal city for a long time.

port

The port of Visakhapatnam is an important economic factor for the region and one of the largest in India. The natural harbor has been expanded several times in recent years in order to be able to handle several large ships at the same time. Panamax-class ships can also moor in the Visakhapatnam port. The port is also used militarily as a base for the eastern naval command of the Indian armed forces . The port has a 200-kilometer rail network that was used to transport goods with a total weight of 37.56 million tons in the 2009/2010 fiscal year.

culture and education

With Andhra University , founded in 1926 , Visakhapatnam has an important university. In the city there is a submarine museum due to the importance of the city for navy and seafaring .

Climate table

Vishakhapatnam
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     13   28 21st     19th   29 22nd     9.6   31 24     26th   32 26th     66   33 28     122   33 27     137   31 26th     164   31 26th     161   31 26th     232   31 25th     125   30th 23     6.4   28 21st Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: WMO ; wetterkontor.de

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Vishakhapatnam Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.7 29.2 30.8 31.9 33.1 32.8 31.3 31.3 31.4 31.1 29.6 28.0 O 30.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 20.5 22.2 24.4 26.3 27.6 27.3 26.2 26.0 25.8 24.9 23.1 20.9 O 24.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 13.2 19.1 9.6 26.4 66.2 122.2 136.6 163.5 160.9 232.1 125.1 6.4 Σ 1,081.3 Rainy days ( d ) 1.1 1.6 1.1 1.8 5.4 9.3 13.2 13.5 11.5 9.3 5.5 1.4 Σ 74.7 Humidity ( % ) 71 70 69 71 69 71 76 77 78 74 68 67 O 71.8 Source: WMO ; wetterkontor.de

sons and daughters of the town

• François Liénard de la Mivoye (1782–1862), French-Mauritian naturalist, ichthyologist, zoologist and navigator
• Mariadas Kagithapu MSFS (1936–2018), Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Visakhapatnam
• Renuka Chowdhury (* 1954), Congress Party politician and former Minister for Women and Child Development

Web links

Commons : Visakhapatnam  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• City's website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)
2. ↑ Visakhapatnam | India. Retrieved June 24, 2019 . 
3. ^ Chairman's Message. Retrieved June 24, 2019 (American English).