West Godavari district
West Godavari district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Paddy fields near Bhimavaram, Rachuru village, Ramalingeshwaraswamy Temple in Ksheerarama, Godavari at Achanta, Someshwara Swamy Temple | |
Interactive map outlining district | |
| Coordinates: 16°07′N 81°01′E / 16.117°N 81.017°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| Headquarters | Bhimavaram |
| Mandals | 20 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | C. Nagarani, I.A.S |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Narsapuram |
| • MP | Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma |
| • Assembly constituencies | 07 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,278 km2 (880 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,844,898 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 468,924 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.63% |
| • Sex ratio | 1004 |
| PIN | 534201 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-37 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019) |
| Major highways | NH-16,NH-165, NH-216, NH-216A, NH-365BB, NH-516D, NH-516E |
| Website | westgodavari |
The West Godavari district is a coastal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with an administrative headquarters in Bhimavaram. As of the 2011 Census of India, the district has an area of 2,178 km2 (841 sq mi) and a population of 1,779,935. It is bounded by the Krishna district and Bay of Bengal to the south, East Godavari district to the east, and Eluru district, Kolleru Lake and Upputeru Drain to the northwest.