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Vizianagaram

This article is about a city in Coastal Andhra. For the ruined city in Hampi, see Vijayanagara. For other uses, see Vijaynagar.

Vizianagaram
Vijayanagaram
City
Vizianagaram
Clockwise from Top Left: Clock Tower (Ganta stambham), Vizianagaram Fort Balcony, View of Vizianagaram Town, Writings of the great writer Gurajada Apparao, Vizianagaram Fort Walls, Replica of a steam engine at Vizianagaram railway station
Clockwise from Top Left: Clock Tower (Ganta stambham), Vizianagaram Fort Balcony, View of Vizianagaram Town, Writings of the great writer Gurajada Apparao, Vizianagaram Fort Walls, Replica of a steam engine at Vizianagaram railway station
Nickname: 
Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is located in Andhra Pradesh
Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 18°06′57″N 83°24′22″E / 18.1159°N 83.406°E / 18.1159; 83.406
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVizianagaram
Incorporated (Municipality)1888
Founded byVijayaram Raj
Wards50
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyVizianagaram Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority
 • MLAAditi Vijaya Lakshmi Gajapathi Raju
 • MPAppalanaidu Kalisetti
Area
[1]
 • Total
29.27 km2 (11.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
228,025
 • Rank11th (in AP)
Literacy
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
535001 - 535006
Area code+91–8922
Vehicle RegistrationAP35 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
Websitehttps://vizianagaram.ap.gov.in/public-utility-category/municipality/

Vizianagaram, also known as Vijayanagaram, is a city and the headquarters of the Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[5] It is located in the Eastern Ghats, about 24 km (15 mi) west of the Bay of Bengal and 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 228,025 and was established as the capital of the Vizianagaram estate by Raja Vijayaram Raj from the Pusapati dynasty. The rulers had a notable role in the history of the region in the 18th century and were patrons of education and arts.[6]

West Entrance of the Vizianagaram fort in Andhra Pradesh
  1. ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "District Census Hand Book : Vizianagaram (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 16, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "District Census Hand Book : Vizianagaram (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 11, 992–993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Vizianagaram | India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

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