Madhurawada
Madhurawada | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Far view of Madhurawada | |
| Coordinates: 17°48′06″N 83°21′12″E / 17.80167°N 83.35333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | GVMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 530048 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019) |
Madhurawada is a major business and residential area of Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram stretch of National Highway 16 around 16 km from the city center of Visakhapatnam.
This region is famous for its Visakhapatnam IT Special Economic Zone, located in the proposed digitally-enabled smart urban city. Among the state Tourism Department's six major projects announced in 2018, planning has begun on a Special Tourism Zone with 250 acres for hotels, an amusement park, and oceanarium.
This suburb consists of many popular tourist sites, such as Pothinamallayya Palem, Chandrampalem, Mithilapuri VUDA colony, Revallapalem, Ganeshnagar, and Port colony.