Vizianagaram

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Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Andhra Pradesh
District : Vizianagaram
Location : 18 ° 6 ′  N , 83 ° 24 ′  E Coordinates: 18 ° 6 ′  N , 83 ° 24 ′  E
Height : 68 m
Area : 29.27 km²
Residents : 228,025 (2011)
Population density : 7790 inhabitants / km²
Website : http://cdma.ap.gov.in/VIZIANAGARAM
Balaji textile market in Vizianagaram
Balaji textile market in Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .

Vizianagaram is located at an altitude of 68  m, 20 km from the coast of the Bay of Bengal . The port city of Visakhapatnam is 45 km south . Vizianagaram is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . The national highway NH 43 (Rajapulova - Raipur ) runs through the city. The Chennai - Howrah railway also runs through Vizianagaram. At the 2011 census, Vizianagaram had 228,025 inhabitants. In December 2015, the city was elevated to the status of a Municipal Corporation .

Web links

Commons : Vizianagaram  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. www.census2011.co.in
  3. Masula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations . The Hindu. December 10, 2015.