Visakhapatnam District

Visakhapatnam district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of , headquartered at . It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Pradesh state.
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  • Type: district of India with 4,290,000 residents
  • Description: district of Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: Fisākāpatnam”, “Visakha”, “Visakha district”, “Visakhapatanam”, “Visakhapatnam district”, “Vizag”, “Vizag district”, “Vizagapatam”, and “Vizagapatam District

Places of Interest

Highlights include Visakhapatnam railway station and Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam.

Railway station
Visakhapatnam Junction is a railway station located in in the Indian state of .categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-1 station.Visakhapatnam Railway Station is a major revenue earner for Indian Railways.

Hindu temple
Sri , is a situated on the Simhachalam Hill Range, which is 300 metres above the sea level in the city of , , India.

Military installation
, is a naval air station of the Indian Navy. It is located in , on the east coast of India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Visakhapatnam and Gajuwaka.

Photo: Av9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, popularly known as Vizag, is the largest city in . It is primarily an industrial city, but also attracts tourists due to its unspoilt sandy beaches, well built and maintained parks, Buddhist Remnant sites and nearby scenic areas, such as .

Suburb
is a major residential area of City, India. This neighborhood of Visakhapatnam is considered the biggest shopping district in Andhra Pradesh by revenue. is situated 8 km southwest of Visakhapatnam District.

Village
is a suburb in city. It comes under Pendurthi revenue division. is situated 7 km northwest of Visakhapatnam District.

Visakhapatnam District

Latitude
17.7333° or 17° 44′ north
Longitude
83.2667° or 83° 16′ east
Population
4,290,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Abbreviation
“VSK”
Open location code
7M95P7M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
1253103
Wiki­data ID
Q15394
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Visakhapatnam District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فشاكاباتنم
  • Arabic: فيساخاباتنام
  • Arabic: فيشاخاباتنام
  • Asturian: distritu de Visakhapatnam
  • Asturian: Visakhapatnam (distritu)
  • Asturian: Visakhapatnam
  • Basque: Visakhapatnam barrutia
  • Bengali: বিশাখাপত্তনম জেলা
  • Bhojpuri: विशाखापट्टनम जिला
  • Catalan: districte de Visakhapatnam
  • Catalan: Districte de Visakhapatnam
  • Cebuano: Vishākhapatnam
  • Chinese: 維沙卡帕特南縣
  • Chinese: 维沙卡帕特南县
  • Danish: Visakhapatnam
  • Dutch: Visakhapatnam district
  • Dutch: Visakhapatnam
  • Egyptian Arabic: فيساخاباتنام
  • Finnish: Visakhapatnamin piirikunta
  • French: district de Visakhapatnam
  • French: District de Visakhapatnam
  • French: Visakhapatnam
  • Georgian: ვიშაკჰაპატნამი
  • Georgian: ვიშაკჰაპატნამის ოლქი
  • German: Visakhapatnam
  • Greek: Βισακαπάτναμ νομός
  • Gujarati: વિશાખાપટનમ જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: विशाखपटनम ज़िला
  • Hindi: विशाखापत्तनम जिला
  • Italian: distretto di Visakhapatnam
  • Italian: Distretto di Visakhapatnam
  • Japanese: ヴィシャーカパトナム県
  • Maithili: विशाखापट्टनम जिला
  • Malayalam: വിശാഖപട്ടണം ജില്ല
  • Manipuri: ꯚꯤꯁꯥꯈꯥꯄꯠꯅꯝ ꯄꯅꯥ
  • Marathi: विशाखापट्टणम जिल्हा
  • Nepali: विशाखापट्टनम जिल्ला
  • Newari: विशाखपट्टणम् जिल्ला
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Visakhapatnam
  • Norwegian: Visakhapatnam
  • Oriya: ବିଶାଖାପଟନମ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
  • Oriya: ବିଶାଖାପାଟଣା ଜିଲ୍ଲା
  • Panjabi: ਵਿਸ਼ਾਖਾਪਟਨਮ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ
  • Persian: بخش ویساکهاپتنام
  • Persian: وشاکاپاتنم
  • Persian: ویساکاپاتنام
  • Polish: Visakhapatnam
  • Russian: Вишакхапатнам
  • Sanskrit: विशाखपट्टणमण्डलम्
  • Santali: ᱵᱤᱥᱟᱠᱷᱟᱯᱟᱴᱱᱚᱢ
  • Santali: ᱵᱤᱥᱟᱠᱷᱟᱯᱟᱴᱱᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Spanish: Distrito de Visakhapatnam
  • Spanish: Visakhapatnam
  • Swedish: Visakhapatnam
  • Swedish: Vishākhapatnam
  • Tamil: விசாகப்பட்டினம் மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: విశాఖపట్నం జిల్లా
  • Ukrainian: Вішакгапатнам
  • Urdu: و شاکھا پٹنم
  • Urdu: وشاکھ پٹنم
  • Urdu: وشاکھاپٹنم ضلع
  • Urdu: وشاکھاپٹنم
  • Vietnamese: Visakhapatnam
  • Vietnamese: Vishakhapatnam
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع وشاکھاپٹنم
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع ویساکھاپتنام
  • विशाखापट्टनम जिला

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kancharapalem and Muralinagar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marripalem and Lingapa Tank.

Andhra Pradesh: Must-Visit Destinations

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